Chords of: Raise A Man by: Alicia Keys. (F#/C#, Bm7, Bm, 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.
“Raise A Man” by Alicia Keys is in D Major and runs at about 107 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 48 different chords across 198 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#/C#, Bm7, Bm, D.
Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 4:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm → F#m6 → Bm → F#m6 → D → Bm7 → Dmaj7 → Bm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bm | 1:04 | 23% |
| Bm7 | 0:53 | 19% |
| F#m7 | 0:21 | 8% |
| F#m | 0:18 | 6% |
| D | 0:14 | 5% |
| Cm6 | 0:14 | 5% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| C#m7 | 0:11 | 4% |
F#m7 – Bm – F#m6 – Ebm6 – Ebm7b5 – Bdim – F#m – B/C# – Ebm – Dm6 – Bb – C#m7 – F#m7 – Bm – F#m6 – F/Eb – Ebm7b5 – B – Ebm7b5/Db – Abm – F#6 – C#7 – D – F#m7 – Bm – F#m – C#m – D – E6 – Bm – Cm6 – Bm7 – F#m – C#m7 – Bm7 – Dmaj7 – E – Dmaj7 – E6 – Bm – Cm6 – Bm7 – Dmaj7 – C#m – Bm7 – C#m7 – F#m – Cm6 – …
