Chords of: Pompeii by: Bastille. (B7, A, D, 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.
“Pompeii” by Bastille is in D Major and runs at about 127 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 136 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B7, A, D, E.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Amaj7 → E → D → A → E → A → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:40 | 19% |
| D | 0:32 | 15% |
| E | 0:25 | 12% |
| F#m | 0:24 | 12% |
| Amaj7 | 0:17 | 8% |
| E6 | 0:14 | 7% |
| F#m7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:11 | 5% |
D – Amaj7 – F#m – E – D – A – F#m – E – Dmaj7 – A – F#m – B7 – E – Dmaj7 – A – F#m – Bm7 – E6 – D – A – F#m – Emaj7 – D – A – F#m – E – A – C#m7b5/B – D – Amaj7 – F#m – E6 – D – A – F#m7 – E – A/E – Dmaj7 – A – E6 – Dmaj7 – A – E6 – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – B/F# – E – Dmaj7 – …
