Chords of: Five Years by: Bo Burnham. (F#maj7, Bm7, D6, G6) 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.
“Five Years” by Bo Burnham is in D Major and runs at about 92 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 154 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#maj7, Bm7, D6, G6.
Bm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → D6 → F#m7 → D6 → A6 → D6 → F#m7 → D6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bm7 | 1:05 | 29% |
| G6 | 0:28 | 13% |
| F#m7 | 0:25 | 11% |
| Em7 | 0:23 | 10% |
| D6 | 0:20 | 9% |
| D | 0:11 | 5% |
| D/F# | 0:08 | 4% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
C#m – D – Eb7 – C# – E7 – C#maj7 – Em7 – F#m7 – D6 – Em7 – F#m7 – D6 – G6 – F#m7 – D6 – Em7 – F#m7 – D6 – G6 – F#m7 – D6 – Bm7b5 – G6 – A6 – D6 – Em7 – F#m7 – D6 – Em7 – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – F – Bm7 – Em7 – F#m7 – E/B – Bm7 – Em7 – F#m7 – Bm7 – G6 – D – E7 – Bm7 – G6 – Bm7 – G6 – D – …
