Chords of: Shake It by: Rick Wayne. (Bm, Gmaj7, Gm, G) 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.
“Shake It” by Rick Wayne is in G Major and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 47 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm, Gmaj7, Gm, G.
Gmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 45% of the 2:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → Gm → Em7b5 → G → Gm7 → Gmaj7 → Gm → Gmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gmaj7 | 1:11 | 45% |
| Gm | 0:50 | 32% |
| G | 0:07 | 4% |
| G7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| Gm7 | 0:04 | 3% |
| Cm | 0:02 | 2% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:02 | 1% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:02 | 1% |
G – Bb7 – Gmaj7 – Bb7 – Gm – Ebmaj7 – Em7b5 – Cm – G – C/G – Gm7 – Gmaj7 – Cm – Gm – G7 – Bbmaj7 – Gmaj7 – C/G – Gm – G7 – Bbmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Cm – Gm – G7 – Bbmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Gm – Ebmaj7 – Em7 – G/F – Gmaj7 – Bb7 – Gmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Gm – Abmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Gmaj7 – C – Gm – G7 – Bb7 – Gmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – G – Bm
