Chords of: Someone Like You by: Adele. (A, D, F#m, E) 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 132 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 136 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, D, F#m, E.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 4:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → C#m → F# → D → A → C#m → F# → Dmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 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 | 0:57 | 21% |
| A | 0:55 | 20% |
| F#m | 0:37 | 13% |
| C#m | 0:27 | 10% |
| E | 0:26 | 9% |
| F# | 0:19 | 7% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:18 | 6% |
| F#m7 | 0:09 | 3% |
A – C#m – F# – D – A – C#m – F# – Dmaj7 – D6 – A – C#m – F# – D – A – C#m – F# – D6 – Dmaj7 – C#m – E – F#m7 – D – C#m – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – Bm – Dmaj7 – A – E – F#m – D – A – E – F#m – D – A – E – F#m – D – A – E – F#m – D – A – E – F#m – D – A – …
