CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Payphone (feat. Wiz Khalifa), chord by chord.

Chords of: Payphone (feat. Wiz Khalifa) by: Wiz Khalifa, Maroon 5. (Dmaj7, Abm7, B, Ebaug) 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.

About the chords of “Payphone (feat. Wiz Khalifa)”

“Payphone (feat. Wiz Khalifa)” by Wiz Khalifa, Maroon 5 is in B Major and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 133 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dmaj7, Abm7, B, Ebaug.

Abm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 4:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebaug → Baug → E → B6 → E/B → Abm7 → B6 → Bmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Abm70:4919%
B0:3714%
E0:2610%
Ebaug0:2610%
Bmaj70:239%
F#0:208%
B60:125%
Emaj70:114%

Chord progression, in order

Ebaug – Baug – E – B – E – B6 – F# – Bmaj7 – E – F#7 – E/B – B – E – Abm7 – B6 – Bmaj7 – Em – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – F#7/A# – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – F# – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – F#maj7 – B – E – F#m7b5/E – E/B – B – E – Abm7 – F# – Bmaj7 – E – F#7 – Em – Abm7 – F# – A6 – B – Abm7 – F# – …