Chords of: Yikes by: Nicki Minaj. (C#7, C, Cm, Abmaj7) 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.
“Yikes” by Nicki Minaj is in Db Major and runs at about 150 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 70 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#7, C, Cm, Abmaj7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 2:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abmaj7 → Eb6 → Gm → Gm7 → C → Abmaj7 → Gmaj7 → Abmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:35 | 22% |
| Cm | 0:24 | 15% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:20 | 13% |
| Cm7 | 0:11 | 7% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:11 | 7% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:08 | 5% |
| C7 | 0:08 | 5% |
| Eb6 | 0:06 | 4% |
Abmaj7 – Eb6 – Ab6 – Gm – Ab6 – Gm7 – C/G – Fm – C – F#m6 – C – Abmaj7 – F – Abm6 – G7 – C – Gmaj7 – Abmaj7 – G7 – Cmaj7 – A7/C# – Gmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Ebm6 – Gaug – C – G7 – C – D7 – Cm – G – C – Eb7 – Cmaj7 – Eb6 – Cmaj7 – C – Abmaj7 – C#m7b5 – C7 – Bmaj7 – Eb6 – B7 – C – B – Abmaj7 – …
