CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Pay Day, chord by chord.

Chords of: Pay Day by: Zlatan. (Cmaj7, G, G6, Em7) 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 “Pay Day”

“Pay Day” by Zlatan is in G Major and runs at about 107 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 76 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cmaj7, G, G6, Em7.

Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 2:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Cmaj7 → Em7 → C6 → G → Cmaj7 → G6 → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Em70:3226%
Cmaj70:2520%
G0:2117%
G60:2016%
Gmaj70:087%
C60:054%
D0:054%
G/A0:022%

Chord progression, in order

Em – G – Em7 – D – Cmaj7 – Em7 – G – Cmaj7 – Em7 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Em7 – G/A – C6 – Em7 – G – Em7 – G/A – Cmaj7 – Em7 – A – G6 – D6 – Cmaj7 – G – Em7 – D – G – Em7 – D – Cmaj7 – G – D – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Am – Em7 – D – Gmaj7 – C6 – G – Em7 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – A – G/D – Cmaj7 – G6 – …