Aug202020

Katy Perry – What Makes A Woman Chord Progression on Piano & Ukulele

ChordsCmaj7 D6 G/F#Em7GGsus4Cmaj7/GD/A C/G

KeyKeyCapo

View

[Intro]
Cmaj7 D6 G/F# Em7
Cmaj7 D6 G Gsus4 G

[Verse 1]
          G
Is it the way I talk sweet
The way my skin is soft?
       Cmaj7/G
Or how I can be a bitch
Make you keep your 
fingers crossed?
          G
Is it the way that I 
praise you
The way that I please you?
       Cmaj7/G
Or how fast I change my mind                          
And get scared that I might
       D/A
 leave you?

Check out Musical Tips from our BLOG

[Chorus]
                 C/G        
Could spend your whole life,
             D/A
 but you couldn't
   G          G/F#    Em7
Describe what makes a woman
      C/G           D/A    
She’s always been a perfect
      Em7
 mystery
                 C/G       
Could spend your whole life,
               D/A
 but you couldn't
   G          G/F#    Em7
Describe what makes a woman
       Cmaj7        D6   
That's what makes a woman
    G  Gsus4  G
 to me

[Verse 2]
          G
Is it the way I cut my hair
And put no makeup on?
  Cmaj7/G
I feel most beautiful
Doing what the fck I want
      G
Is it that my intuition
Is never really off?
       Cmaj7/G
I need tissues for my issues
                       D/A
And Band-Aids for my heart

[Chorus]
                 C/G       
Could spend your whole life,
                  D/A
 but you couldn't
   G          G/F#    Em7
Describe what makes a woman
      C/G           D/A    
She’s always been a perfect
        Em7
 mystery
                 C/G        
Could spend your whole life,
                 D/A
 but you couldn't
   G          G/F#    Em7
Describe what makes a woman
       Cmaj7        D6
That's what makes a woman to me

FEATURED: Easy ways to Find the Key of Any Song on your Musical Instruments.

[Post-Chorus] 
(Cmaj7 D6 G x2, 
Cmaj7 D6 G G/F# Em7,
 Cmaj7 D6 G Gsus4 G)
Cmaj7    D6         G
  Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh
Cmaj7    D6         G
  Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh                        
That's what makes a woman 
    Cmaj7
to me
D6     G/F#       Em7
Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh
 (Oh yeah, yeah-yeah)
Cmaj7  D6         G Gsus4 G
Oh, oh-oh, oh, oh-oh

[Outro]
          G
Is it the way we keep
The whole world turning
Cmaj7
  In a pair of heels?
Yeah, that's what makes a woman

How to play What Makes A Woman: key, chords and progression

This is the chords of What Makes A Woman by Katy Perry on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar and Keyboard.

To play What Makes A Woman by Katy Perry, think in G major (one sharp: F♯). It takes 9 chords: Cmaj7, D6, G/F#, Em7, G, Gsus4, Cmaj7/G, D/A and C/G.

The progression the song keeps returning to is G/F# – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D6 (I – vi7 – IVmaj7 – V6 in G major), the classic 1950s “doo-wop” progression. In solfa, that is doh – lah – fah – soh. Learn these 4 changes first and most of the song falls into place.

Beginner-friendly: every chord here is an open shape on guitar: no capo, no barre chords needed.