Christina Aguilera - Your Body (Produced by Max Martin and Shellback)

Learn the Chords and Chord Progression for Christina Aguilera's "Your Body" at: www.ChordsandCovers.com

Production Notes:

Main Instruments: Synths

What Makes The Beat Hot: Good Sounds with good chord progression
What Makes The Song Hot: Good hook

Taylor Swift - I Knew You Were Trouble (Produced by Max Martin and Shellback)

Learn the Chords and Chord Progression for Taylor Swift's "I Knew You Were Trouble" at: www.ChordsandCovers.com

Production Notes:

Main Instruments: Electric Guitar, Bass, Piano, and Synths

What Makes The Beat Hot: Good combo of sounds. Different.
What Makes The Song Hot: Good melodies with real-talk

Taylor Swift - We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together (Produced by Max Martin, Shellback, and Dann Huff)

Learn the Chords and Chord Progression from Taylor Swift's first #1 single, "We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" at: www.ChordsandCovers.com

Production Notes:

Main Instruments: Acoustic Guitar

What Makes The Beat Hot: Great Sound Choice and Simple
What Makes The Song Hot: Catchy Melodies and Great Writing

Maroon 5 - One More Night (Produced by Max Martin and Shellback)

Learn the Chords and Chord Progression from www.ChordsandCovers.com

Production Notes:

Main Instruments: Electric Guitar
What Makes The Song Hot: Vocal Great Melodies

Justin Bieber - Beauty and a Beat (feat. Nicki Minaj) (Produced by Max Martin and Zedd)

Tempo: 128 bpm
Length: 3:48
Key: C Major

Chords:
Intro/Verse/Pre-Hook: 4 bar loop
F Dsus Am G or IV IIsus vi V

Hook w/o Drums: 8 bar loop
F G Am C F G Dm C or IV V vi I IV V ii I

Hook w/Drums: 4 bar loop
F G Am C or IV V vi I

Lead Melody: 1 bar loop
Am or vi

Bridge: 4 bar loop
F Em Am G or IV iii vi V

Intro: 8 bars
Verse 1: 8 bars
Pre-Hook: 8 bars
Hook: 16 bars
Instrumental Chorus: 8 bars
Verse 1: 8 bars
Pre-Hook: 8 bars
Hook: 16 bars
Bridge (Nicki Minaj): 16 bars
Hook: 16 bars
Instrumental Chorus: 8 bars

Written By: Onika Maraj, Savan Kotecha, Max Martin, and Anton Zaslavski
Billboard Hot 100: N/A

Usher - DJ Got Us Fallin' In Love (feat. Pitbull) (Produced by Max Martin and Shellback)

Tempo: 120 bpm
Length: 3:40
Key: G Minor

Chords: 4 bar loop
Gm F Eb Eb or i VII VI VI

Rapping Bridge: 12 bar loop
Gm Gm Gm Gm Gm Gm Gm Gm Gm F Eb Eb or i i i i i i i i i VII VI VI

Intro: 4 bars
Verse 1: 8 bars
Pre-Hook: 8 bars
Hook: 16 bars
Verse 2: 8 bars
Pre-Hook: 8 bars
Hook: 16 bars
Rapping Bridge (Pitbull): 12 bars
Hook: 28 bars

*Pre-Hook is altered second time through

Written By: Max Martin, Shellback, Savan Kotecha, and Pitbull
Billboard Hot 100: 4

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Usher - Scream (Produced by Max Martin and Shellback)

Tempo: 128 bpm
Length: 3:55
Key: G Minor

Chords: 8 bar loop
Gm Eb F Dm or i VI VII V

Transition: 2 bar loop
Gm or i

Breakdown: 16 bar loop
Gm Gm Gm Gm Eb F F Dm or i i i i VI VII VII V

Intro: 4 bars
Verse 1: 8 bars
Pre-Hook: 4 bars
Hook: 8 bars
Transition: 2 bars
Verse 2: 8 bars
Pre-Hook: 4 bars
Hook: 8 bars
Breakdown: 16+1 bars Hook: 8 bars
Outro: 2 bars

Written By: N/A
Billboard Hot 100: N/A

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Katy Perry - Part Of Me (Produced by Dr. Luke and Max Martin)

Tempo: 130 bpm
Length: 3:35
Key: D Minor

Chords: 4 bar loop
Dm F Bb C
or
i - III - VI - VII
Bridge:
C Dm F

Intro: 1 bar
Verse 1: 16 bars
Hook: 16 bars
Verse 2: 16 bars
Hook: 16 bars
Bridge: 16 bars
Hook: 32 bars

Written By: Katy Perry, Bonnie McKee, Lukasz Gottwald, Max Martin, Nicholas Strunk, and Henry Walter
Billboard Hot 100: 1