Chords of: Formation by: Adekunle Gold. (D, Dm7, Dm, G/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.
“Formation” by Adekunle Gold is in D Major and runs at about 127 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 66 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Dm7, Dm, G/D.
Dm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 45% of the 2:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C7/E → Bb → C7/E → Bb → Dm7 → D7 → Dm7 → Dm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dm7 | 1:17 | 45% |
| Dm | 0:22 | 13% |
| G/D | 0:18 | 10% |
| Gm | 0:13 | 8% |
| Bb | 0:10 | 6% |
| D7 | 0:06 | 4% |
| C7/E | 0:05 | 3% |
| Bb6 | 0:04 | 2% |
C7/E – Bb – Eb6 – Bb/Ab – Eb6 – Bb – C7/E – Bb – Eb6 – Bb – Ebm – C7/E – Bb – Dm7 – D7 – Dm7 – G/D – Dm7 – G – Dm – C/D – Dm – Gm – Dm – G/D – A – Gm – Dm7 – Bb6 – Dm7 – Gm7 – Dm7 – Gm – Dm – G/D – Dm7 – Gm – Gm7 – Dm7 – G/D – Dm – Gm – Dm7 – G – Dm7 – G/D – Dm7 – G/D – …
