Chords of: Happy by: Pharrell Williams. (Eb6, F7, Cm7, Fm7) 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.
“Happy” by Pharrell Williams is in C Minor and runs at about 159 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 122 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb6, F7, Cm7, Fm7.
F7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 4:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F7 → Eb6 → Dm → F7 → Fm6 → F7 → Bb6 → C#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| F7 | 1:19 | 32% |
| Cm7 | 1:06 | 27% |
| C#maj7 | 0:38 | 15% |
| Fm7 | 0:23 | 9% |
| C | 0:07 | 3% |
| Eb6 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Bb6 | 0:05 | 2% |
| Bb | 0:04 | 2% |
F7 – Fm – Eb6 – Bb6 – Dm – F7 – Bb7 – C – Bb7/D – F7 – Fm6 – F7 – Bb – C – Bb – F7 – Abmaj7 – Bb – C – Bb7/D – Eb/F – Bb6 – C – Eb6 – C#maj7 – Cm7 – F7 – C#maj7 – Cm7 – F7 – C#maj7 – Cm7 – F7 – C#maj7 – Cm7 – F7 – Fm7 – Bb – C – Bb7/D – F – C# – F7 – Bb – C – Bb – F7 – Abmaj7 – …
