Chords of: Yellow by: Calema. (A, E, F#m7, D) 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.
“Yellow” by Calema is in D Major and runs at about 134 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 106 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, E, F#m7, D.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 4:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → A → F#m7 → E → D → A → F#m → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:16 | 31% |
| E | 0:50 | 21% |
| F#m7 | 0:46 | 19% |
| D | 0:30 | 12% |
| D6 | 0:11 | 4% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| F#m | 0:06 | 3% |
| Amaj7 | 0:06 | 2% |
D – A – F#m7 – E – D – A – F#m – F#m7 – E – A6 – D6 – A – F#m7 – E – D – A – F#m – F#m7 – E – F#m7 – D – A – F#m7 – E – A – D – E/D – Dmaj7 – A – F#m7 – E – A – D – E7 – Dmaj7 – A – F#m7 – E – E6 – D – A – F#m – F#m7 – E – D – A – Bm – F#m7 – …