CHORD LIBRARY

Play along SWIM (Live), chord by chord.

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

“SWIM (Live)” by BTS is in D Major and runs at about 94 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 67 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E6, C#m, Dmaj7, C#m7.

C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 2:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → C#m → D → C#m → B7/D# → Em → B7/D# → F#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#m0:3724%
Dmaj70:2415%
B7/D#0:1510%
C#m70:139%
D60:128%
E0:075%
D0:074%
F#m0:053%

Chord progression, in order

A6 – C#m – Bm – D – D6 – C#m – Ab7 – D6 – D – D6 – C#m – B7/D# – Faug – Em – B7/D# – F#m – Em6 – Ebm7b5/Db – D6 – C#m7 – C#7 – D6 – Dmaj7 – D6 – C#m – B7/D# – Dmaj7 – A – Dmaj7 – D6 – C#m – Dmaj7 – F#m7 – F#m – C#m – E/D – Dmaj7 – C#m7 – Dmaj7 – D6 – C#m – B7/D# – Dmaj7 – A6 – Dmaj7 – Bm – C#m – C#7/E# – …