Chords of: When You're Gone by: Shawn Mendes. (F/C, C, F, Bbmaj7) 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.
“When You're Gone” by Shawn Mendes is in F Major and runs at about 146 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 10 different chords across 77 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F/C, C, F, Bbmaj7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 37% of the 2:49 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → C → F → C → Bbmaj7 → F → C → Bbmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1:02 | 37% |
| F | 0:48 | 28% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:32 | 19% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| F/G | 0:07 | 4% |
| F/C | 0:05 | 3% |
| Dm7 | 0:04 | 3% |
| F6 | 0:01 | 1% |
Bbmaj7 – F – C – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – F – C – Bbmaj7 – F – C – Bbmaj7 – F – C – Bbmaj7 – F6 – C – Bbmaj7 – F – C – Bbmaj7 – F – C – Bbmaj7 – F – C – F – C – Bbmaj7 – F – C – Bbmaj7 – F – C – Bbmaj7 – F – C – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – F – C – Bbmaj7 – F – C – Bbmaj7 – F – C – Bbmaj7 – F – …