Chords of: Something by: The Beatles. (C, F, A, D7) 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.
“Something” by The Beatles is in C Major and runs at about 131 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 95 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, F, A, D7.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 2:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → C → Cmaj7 → C7 → F → D7 → G7 → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 0:23 | 13% |
| C | 0:22 | 13% |
| A | 0:16 | 9% |
| Am7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| D7 | 0:11 | 6% |
| Am | 0:09 | 5% |
| G | 0:09 | 5% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:09 | 5% |
F – Eb – G/D – C – Cmaj7 – C7 – C/D – F – Fmaj7 – D – D7 – G – Am7 – G7 – Am – Dm7b5/C – Am7 – D7 – F#m7b5/E – F – Eb – G/D – C – Em – C7 – C – F – Am – D – D7 – G – Am7 – G – Am – Abaug – Am7 – F#m7b5 – F – Eb – G/D – A – C#m – F#7 – A – D – G – Amaj7 – G6 – …
