8 distinct chords · 107 changes · 3:32 long
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- G♯m
- G♯
- F♯
- E
- C♯
- D♯m
- D♯
- C♯m
What you are playing
Chords for The Way I Are ft. Keri Hilson, D.O.E., Sebastian, laid out across its 3:32 exactly where they fall. Most of it sits in G♯ minor. It leans on barre chords — with a capo on fret 4 the same song becomes Em E D C A Bm B Am, which sits easier under the hand. Every one of its 8 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 The Way I Are ft. Keri Hilson, D.O.E., Sebastian 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D♯ minor | D♯mD♯C♯BG♯A♯mA♯G♯m | |
| E minor | EmEDCABmBAm | |
| F minor | FmFD♯C♯A♯CmCA♯m | |
| F♯ minor | F♯mF♯EDBC♯mC♯Bm | |
| G minor | GmGFD♯CDmDCm | |
| G♯ minor | G♯mG♯F♯EC♯D♯mD♯C♯m | |
| A minor | AmAGFDEmEDm | |
| A♯ minor | A♯mA♯G♯F♯D♯FmFD♯m | |
| B minor | BmBAGEF♯mF♯Em | |
| C minor | CmCA♯G♯FGmGFm | |
| C♯ minor | C♯mC♯BAF♯G♯mG♯F♯m | |
| D minor | DmDCA♯GAmAGm |
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.
