Chords of: Say Say Say by: Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson. (A#m, D#m7, A#m7, D#7) 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.
“Say Say Say” by Paul McCartney, Michael Jackson is in C Minor and runs at about 117 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 11 different chords across 88 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A#m, D#m7, A#m7, D#7.
A#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A#m → D#7 → D#m7 → A#m7 → D#m7 → A#m7 → D#7 → D#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A#m | 0:59 | 25% |
| D#m7 | 0:58 | 24% |
| A#m7 | 0:52 | 22% |
| D#7 | 0:23 | 10% |
| G# | 0:12 | 5% |
| Fm7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| F# | 0:08 | 3% |
| F7 | 0:06 | 3% |
A#m – D#7 – D#m7 – A#m7 – D#7 – D#m7 – A#m7 – D#7 – D#m7 – A#m – D#7 – D#m7 – A#m – D#m7 – F# – A#m7 – D#m7 – F# – F7 – A#m7 – D#m7 – A#m7 – D#7 – A#m7 – D#7 – D#m7 – F#maj7 – A#m7 – D#m7 – F#maj7 – Fm – A#m – D#7 – D#m7 – A#m7 – D#m7 – A#m – G# – A#m – G# – A#m – G# – A#m – Fm7 – A#m – D#7 – D#m7 – A#m – …
