Chords of: Lost In Japan by: Shawn Mendes. (Gm7, Bbmaj7, Cm7, Ebmaj7) 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.
“Lost In Japan” by Shawn Mendes is in C Minor and runs at about 104 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 157 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm7, Bbmaj7, Cm7, Ebmaj7.
Gm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 4:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbmaj7 → Cm7 → G7 → Abmaj7 → C7 → F/G → Ebmaj7 → C6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gm7 | 0:55 | 22% |
| Cm7 | 0:46 | 19% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:46 | 19% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:22 | 9% |
| Dm | 0:08 | 3% |
| Eb6 | 0:07 | 3% |
| Dm7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| Bb | 0:06 | 3% |
Bbmaj7 – Cm7 – G7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bbmaj7 – F#/A# – C7 – Gm7 – F/G – Ebmaj7 – A7 – Bb7 – C6 – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – Eb – Am7b5 – Bbmaj7 – Gm – C6 – Gm7 – Eb6 – Dm – C7 – Bbmaj7 – Cm7 – Gm7 – Eb6 – Bbmaj7 – Cm7 – D7 – G7 – C/G – Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – Cm7 – C7 – Bbmaj7 – C6 – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Bb6 – Cm7 – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Dm – …