Chords of: Just the Way You Are by: Billy Joel. (D7, D, Gmaj7, Bm6) 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.
“Just the Way You Are” by Billy Joel is in D Major and runs at about 138 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 184 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D7, D, Gmaj7, Bm6.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 4:49 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Bm6 → Gmaj7 → Gm7 → D → Bm → D → Bm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 11 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:54 | 19% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:34 | 12% |
| Gm7 | 0:18 | 6% |
| Bm6 | 0:16 | 6% |
| D/F# | 0:15 | 5% |
| D7 | 0:15 | 5% |
| G6 | 0:15 | 5% |
| Bm7 | 0:15 | 5% |
D – Em7b5/D – D – G/D – D – Em7b5/D – D – G/D – D – Bm6 – Gmaj7 – D7 – Gmaj7 – Gm7 – D – Am7 – Bm – G6 – Gm – D – Bm7 – D/E – E7 – G – D – Bm6 – Gmaj7 – B – D7 – Gmaj7 – Gm7 – F#m7 – D – Am7 – D – Gmaj7 – G6 – G7 – D/F# – F#m7 – Bm7 – Em7 – D/A – Gm – D – Em7b5/D – D – Bm6 – …
