Chords of: History by: Cheque. (D, Bm7, A6, 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.
“History” by Cheque is in D Major and runs at about 196 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 91 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Bm7, A6, Gmaj7.
Bm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm7 → D → A6 → Bm7 → D → Gmaj7 → Bm7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bm7 | 0:44 | 24% |
| D | 0:37 | 20% |
| A6 | 0:34 | 19% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:31 | 17% |
| A | 0:07 | 4% |
| G | 0:07 | 4% |
| D6 | 0:05 | 3% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:04 | 2% |
Bm7 – D – G6 – Gmaj7 – G – A6 – Bm7 – D – Gmaj7 – D – A6 – A – Bm7 – D – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – D – A6 – A – Bm7 – D – Gmaj7 – A6 – Bm7 – D – Gmaj7 – A6 – Bm7 – D – Gmaj7 – A6 – Bm7 – D6 – Gmaj7 – A6 – Bm7 – D – Gmaj7 – A6 – Bm7 – D – Gmaj7 – A6 – Bm7 – G/B – D – Gmaj7 – A6 – …
