CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Don't You Cry, chord by chord.

Chords of: Don't You Cry by: 23. (Em, G6, Am7, D) 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.

About the chords of “Don't You Cry”

“Don't You Cry” by 23 is in D Major and runs at about 166 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 75 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, G6, Am7, D.

Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 1:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Em7 → D → Em → Am7 → Em → G6 → Am7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Em0:4135%
D0:1412%
Am70:1211%
G60:098%
Am0:076%
A0:065%
Em70:054%
D60:044%

Chord progression, in order

Em – Am – D – Em – Am – D – Em – Am – D6 – Em – Am7 – D6 – G/D – Em7 – A – Em – Am7 – D – Em7 – Am7 – D – Em – A – Dmaj7 – Em – Am7 – D6 – G – A7 – Em – Am7 – A – Dmaj7 – G6 – Am7 – D6 – G – A7 – Em – Am6 – D – Gmaj7 – Am7 – D – Em – D/A – G – Em – …