CHORD LIBRARY

Play along SWIM, chord by chord.

Chords of: SWIM by: BTS. (C#m7, Dmaj7, C#m, Dm7) 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 185 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 85 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m7, Dmaj7, C#m, Dm7.

C#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Caug → G/D → Dm7 → F#m7 → D → C#m → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 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#m70:3816%
Dmaj70:3213%
C#m0:2611%
D60:2511%
Dm70:2310%
D0:208%
G/D0:156%
E0:083%

Chord progression, in order

Cm – Caug – G/D – Dm7 – Em7b5/D – F#m7 – E6 – D – Bm – C#m – F# – Ab7 – D6 – D – D6 – C#m – D6 – C#m7 – D6 – F#m – C#m7 – F#m – D6 – F#7 – B/F# – C#m7 – D6 – Dmaj7 – D6 – C#m – Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – C#m7 – Dmaj7 – E6 – F#m – C#m – E – D6 – E/D – D6 – E/D – A – C#m7 – D6 – Emaj7 – Ab – D – …