Chords of: Why Why Why by: Shawn Mendes. (Am7, G, Em, D) 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.
“Why Why Why” by Shawn Mendes is in D Major and runs at about 105 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 82 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am7, G, Em, D.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm7b5/Gb → G → Cmaj7 → Em → Gmaj7 → Em → G → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:40 | 21% |
| Em | 0:33 | 18% |
| D | 0:32 | 17% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:18 | 10% |
| C | 0:16 | 9% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Abm7b5/Gb | 0:09 | 5% |
| D6 | 0:08 | 4% |
Abm7b5/Gb – Em – F#m – G – D – Cmaj7 – D – Em – Gmaj7 – Cm – G – Em – D – G – D – Em – D – Em – G – Cmaj7 – G6 – D – Em – Cmaj7 – G6 – A/G – D6 – Em – D – G – D – Cmaj7 – C6 – Em – D – Em – G – Cmaj7 – Em – G – D6 – Em – C – G – A/G – D – G – C – …
