CHORD LIBRARY

Play along SWIM, chord by chord.

Chords of: SWIM by: BTS. (E6, C#m, C#m7, Dmaj7) 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.

About the chords of “SWIM”

“SWIM” by BTS is in D Major and runs at about 186 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 67 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E6, C#m, C#m7, Dmaj7.

C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 2:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Caug → F#m → D → C#m → D → C#m → D6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#m0:3019%
C#m70:2717%
D60:2214%
Dmaj70:1912%
D0:159%
F#m0:075%
Amaj70:053%
Bm0:053%

Chord progression, in order

Cm – Caug – F#m – E6 – Bm – D – Bm – C#m – F# – Ab7/C – Amaj7 – Bm – D – D6 – C#m – D6 – C#m7 – D6 – F#m – C#m7 – F#m – D6 – F#7 – B/C# – C#m7 – D6 – Dmaj7 – D6 – C#m – Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – C#m7 – Dmaj7 – A6 – F#m – C#m – E – D6 – E/D – D6 – E/D – A – C#m7 – D – D6 – C#m – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – …