CHORD LIBRARY

Play along RETIRE, chord by chord.

Chords of: RETIRE by: ALEX KASAU KATOMBI. (D, Dmaj7, D6, Dm) 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 “RETIRE”

“RETIRE” by ALEX KASAU KATOMBI is in D Major and runs at about 136 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 157 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Dmaj7, D6, Dm.

D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 44% of the 5:44 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Dmaj7 → D → Dmaj7 → D → Dmaj7 → D → Dmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 2 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D2:3244%
Dmaj72:2342%
G0:134%
D60:134%
Gmaj70:062%
Em0:051%
A0:041%
Dm0:031%

Chord progression, in order

D – Gmaj7 – D – A – D – G – D – Em – D – G – Dmaj7 – G – D – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – G – D – Gmaj7 – D – A – D – G – Dmaj7 – Gaug – D – A – D – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Em – D – A – D – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – G – Dmaj7 – G – D – Gmaj7 – D – A6 – Em – D – G6 – D – A – Dmaj7 – …