Chords of: The River by: AURORA. (D, Gmaj7, G, A) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“The River” by AURORA is in D Major and runs at about 189 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 74 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Gmaj7, G, A.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 41% of the 3:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G/D → D → Bm7 → A → D → Gmaj7 → A → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:28 | 41% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:38 | 18% |
| G | 0:22 | 10% |
| A | 0:17 | 8% |
| Bm7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| A6 | 0:10 | 4% |
| G/D | 0:08 | 4% |
| D/F# | 0:05 | 2% |
G/D – D – G/D – D – Em7b5/D – D – G/D – D – Bm7 – A – D – Em7b5 – D – F#7 – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – A – D/F# – Gmaj7 – G – D – G/D – D – G/D – D – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – A – D/E – D – F#7 – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – A – D – Gmaj7 – D – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – A6 – D – Gmaj7 – D – F#m – Gm – D – G – …
