Chords of: "Story" by: Maroon 5. (G6, C, Fmaj7, Em) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“"Story"” by Maroon 5 is in C Major and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 112 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G6, C, Fmaj7, Em.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 48% of the 4:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Cmaj7 → F → C → Cmaj7 → C → Em → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 2:19 | 48% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:35 | 12% |
| Em | 0:31 | 11% |
| G6 | 0:26 | 9% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:19 | 6% |
| Am7 | 0:13 | 4% |
| F | 0:06 | 2% |
| Dm7 | 0:04 | 1% |
C – Cmaj7 – F – G7 – C – Cmaj7 – C – Em – C – Bm – Em – Am7 – Em – C – Bm – Em – C – Bm – Em – Am7 – G6 – C – Bm – Em – C – G/F – Fmaj7 – Dm – Fmaj7 – F6 – Fmaj7 – C – Fmaj7 – G6 – C – G6 – C – Em – Am7 – G6 – C – Bm – Em – Fmaj7 – C – Em – Am7 – G6 – …
