Chords of: Beautiful Things by: Benson Boone. (B7, E, D, A) 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.
“Beautiful Things” by Benson Boone is in D Major and runs at about 70 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B7, E, D, A.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 2:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → E → D → A → F#m → Dmaj7 → A → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:32 | 20% |
| A | 0:25 | 15% |
| D | 0:22 | 14% |
| F#m7 | 0:14 | 8% |
| D6 | 0:10 | 6% |
| E7 | 0:06 | 4% |
| E6 | 0:06 | 4% |
| F#m | 0:05 | 3% |
D – A – E – D – A – E – C#7/E# – F#m – Dmaj7 – A – E – A/E – D – A – F#m7 – E6 – D – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – C#/B – E7 – A – D – Am – E – F# – D6 – Am6 – E – C#m7b5/B – F# – G/D – Amaj7 – D6 – A7 – F#m7 – E – D7 – A – F#m7 – E – D – A – F#m7 – E6 – D – Bm – A – …
