Chords of: Someone Like You by: Adele. (A7, A, D, F#m) 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.
“Someone Like You” by Adele is in D Major and runs at about 138 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 129 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A7, A, D, F#m.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 4:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → C#m → F# → D → A → C#m → F#m → Dmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:53 | 19% |
| D | 0:53 | 19% |
| F#m | 0:53 | 19% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:26 | 9% |
| E | 0:26 | 9% |
| C#m | 0:23 | 8% |
| E6 | 0:08 | 3% |
| F#m7 | 0:06 | 2% |
A – C#m – F# – D – A – C#m – F#m – Dmaj7 – D6 – A – C#m – F#m – D – A – C#m – F#m – D6 – Dmaj7 – E6 – F#m7 – D – E6 – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – E/D – C#m – Dmaj7 – A – E – F#m – D – A – E – F#m – Dmaj7 – A – E – F#m – D – A – E – F#m – D – A – E – F#m – D – A – …
