Chords of: The News by: Paramore. (Ab7/C, Gmaj7, B, A6) 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.
“The News” by Paramore is in C Major and runs at about 158 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 85 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab7/C, Gmaj7, B, A6.
Gmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 3:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m7b5/E → Cmaj7 → B7 → Cmaj7 → B7 → Gmaj7 → B7 → A6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gmaj7 | 0:29 | 15% |
| B | 0:24 | 13% |
| A6 | 0:20 | 11% |
| B7 | 0:18 | 10% |
| G | 0:15 | 8% |
| Bm | 0:12 | 7% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:11 | 6% |
| Em | 0:11 | 6% |
B – F#m7b5/E – B – F#m7b5/E – C#m7b5/B – F#m – Cmaj7 – B7 – F#m7 – B7 – Em – B7 – Cmaj7 – E – Am6 – B – E – B7 – Gmaj7 – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – F#7 – B7 – A6 – G – F#m7b5/E – Em – B7 – A6 – G – A6 – Em – Bbaug – Bmaj7 – A6 – B – Cmaj7 – B6 – C#m7b5/B – B – G – B7 – C#m7b5/B – F#m7 – Cmaj7 – F#m7b5/E – Abm – Bm7 – …
