4 distinct chords · 80 changes · 4:51 long
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- G
- C
- Em
- E
What you are playing
Chords for I Gotta Feeling, laid out across its 4:51 exactly where they fall. Most of it sits in C major. Every shape in it is an open chord, so nothing here needs a barre. Every one of its 4 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 I Gotta Feeling 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 | DGBmB | |
| G♯ major | D♯G♯CmC | |
| A major | EAC♯mC♯ | |
| A♯ major | FA♯DmD | |
| B major | F♯BD♯mD♯ | |
| C major | GCEmEall open | |
| C♯ major | G♯C♯FmF | |
| D major | ADF♯mF♯ | |
| D♯ major | A♯D♯GmG | |
| E major | BEG♯mG♯ | |
| F major | CFAmA | |
| F♯ major | C♯F♯A♯mA♯ |
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.
