Chords of: It Gets Better by: Swedish House Mafia. (F, Fm7, Fmaj7, Fm) 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.
“It Gets Better” by Swedish House Mafia is in F Major and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 66 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, Fm7, Fmaj7, Fm.
Fm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm7b5 → Fmaj7 → Fm7 → F → F7 → F → Fmaj7 → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fm7 | 0:45 | 25% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:40 | 22% |
| F | 0:27 | 15% |
| Fm | 0:19 | 11% |
| C#maj7 | 0:14 | 8% |
| C# | 0:08 | 4% |
| Eb6 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Cm | 0:04 | 2% |
Abm7b5 – Ebaug – C#7 – Fmaj7 – Eb – C#7 – Fmaj7 – Ebaug – C#7 – Fmaj7 – Eb – C#7 – Fmaj7 – Eb – Fm7 – Eb – C#7 – F – Eb6 – C#7 – F7 – Eb6 – C#7 – F – Eb6 – C#maj7 – F – Eb6 – C#maj7 – F – C#maj7 – Fmaj7 – Eb7 – F – Ebm6 – C#maj7 – Fm – Em7 – Fm7 – Eb – C#maj7 – Eb6 – C#maj7 – F – Ebm7 – C#maj7 – Eb/Db – Fmaj7 – …
