Chords of: Desire by: Calvin Harris, Sam Smith. (Bm7, Bm, G, Gmaj7) 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.
“Desire” by Calvin Harris, Sam Smith is in G Major and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 103 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm7, Bm, G, Gmaj7.
Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 2:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Bm7 → G → Bm → G → Bm7 → G → Bm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bm | 0:38 | 21% |
| G | 0:37 | 21% |
| Bm7 | 0:35 | 20% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:22 | 13% |
| Gdim | 0:08 | 4% |
| F#m7 | 0:04 | 2% |
| B7 | 0:04 | 2% |
| F#m | 0:04 | 2% |
E7/G# – G – Bm7 – G – B7 – Bm – Em – G6 – G – A – Bm7 – G – G6 – A6 – Bm7 – F#m – Gmaj7 – A – Bm – F#7 – F# – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – E/B – Bm – Gmaj7 – A – Bm – F#7 – F# – G – B7 – E/B – Bm – F#aug – Gmaj7 – Bm – Gmaj7 – Gdim – Bm7 – Bm – Em7 – Gmaj7 – Gdim – Bm – G – Gdim – Bm7 – …
