Chords of: Swish Swish (feat. Nicki Minaj) by: Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry. (Cm7, Fm, Cmaj7, Ab) 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.
“Swish Swish (feat. Nicki Minaj)” by Nicki Minaj, Katy Perry is in F Minor and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 99 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm7, Fm, Cmaj7, Ab.
Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 3:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → Abmaj7 → Fm7 → Abmaj7 → Gm7 → Fm7 → Fm → Gm7b5/F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fm | 1:29 | 40% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:26 | 12% |
| Gm7b5/F | 0:16 | 7% |
| Ab | 0:12 | 5% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Eb | 0:10 | 4% |
| Bbm | 0:09 | 4% |
| Fm7 | 0:07 | 3% |
Cmaj7 – Abmaj7 – F7 – Gm – Eb – Fm7 – Gm – Eb – Abmaj7 – Gm7 – Fm7 – Abmaj7 – Fm – C#dim – F7 – Abmaj7 – Fm – Eb/F – Fm – Abmaj7 – Gm7b5/F – Fm – Eb/G – Ab – Bbm – Fm – Eb – Ab – Bbm7 – C – Fm – Gm7b5/F – Fm – Cm – Bb/F – Abmaj7 – Gm7b5/F – Ebm – Fm – Gm7b5/F – Abmaj7 – Gm7b5/F – Abmaj7 – Gm7b5/F – Fm – C – Bbm – Fm – …