Chords of: I Say a Little Prayer by: Aretha Franklin. (Amaj7, F#m, Bm7, 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.
“I Say a Little Prayer” by Aretha Franklin is in D Major and runs at about 132 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 126 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Amaj7, F#m, Bm7, D.
F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → Bm7 → Amaj7 → D → C#7 → F#m → Bm7 → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| F#m | 0:29 | 16% |
| D | 0:27 | 15% |
| Bm7 | 0:25 | 14% |
| Amaj7 | 0:23 | 13% |
| E7 | 0:14 | 8% |
| C# | 0:11 | 6% |
| A | 0:09 | 5% |
| A7 | 0:08 | 4% |
F#m – Bm7 – E – Amaj7 – D – C#7 – F#m – Bm7 – E – A – D – C#7 – F#m – Bm7 – E – A – D – C# – D – E – C#m – F#m – A7 – D – E6 – F#m – A7 – D – E7 – C#m7 – F#m – D – C# – F# – Faug – D – F#m – Bm7 – E – A – D – C# – F#m – Bm7 – E – A – D – C# – …
