9 distinct chords · 97 changes · 3:54 long
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- D
- Dm
- C
- G
- Am
- Em
- A♯
- F
- Fm
What you are playing
Chords for When I Was Your Man, laid out across its 3:54 exactly where they fall. Most of it sits in C major. It leans on barre chords, and no capo position opens all of them up. Every one of its 9 chords is a plain triad, so three notes under the right hand covers the whole song.
Play it in another key
The same song, moved. Every row is When I Was Your Man shifted by that many semitones — useful when the recording sits too high or too low for your voice. The chords keep their relationships, so the song is unchanged apart from its pitch.
| Shift | Key | Chords |
|---|---|---|
| G major | AAmGDEmBmFCCm | |
| G♯ major | A♯A♯mG♯D♯FmCmF♯C♯C♯m | |
| A major | BBmAEF♯mC♯mGDDm | |
| A♯ major | CCmA♯FGmDmG♯D♯D♯m | |
| B major | C♯C♯mBF♯G♯mD♯mAEEm | |
| C major | DDmCGAmEmA♯FFm | |
| C♯ major | D♯D♯mC♯G♯A♯mFmBF♯F♯m | |
| D major | EEmDABmF♯mCGGm | |
| D♯ major | FFmD♯A♯CmGmC♯G♯G♯m | |
| E major | F♯F♯mEBC♯mG♯mDAAm | |
| F major | GGmFCDmAmD♯A♯A♯m | |
| F♯ major | G♯G♯mF♯C♯D♯mA♯mEBBm |
On a guitar there is a shortcut in one direction: transpose down by n and put a capo on fret n, and you are back at the original pitch while playing the easier shapes. That is what the capo line above is doing.
