CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Death Note, chord by chord.

Chords of: Death Note by: Chivas. (Bm, E7, G6, 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.

About the chords of “Death Note”

“Death Note” by Chivas is in B Minor and runs at about 160 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 94 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm, E7, G6, Gmaj7.

Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 2:39 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em7 → Gmaj7 → E7 → Gmaj7 → Bm → E7 → B → G6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in B Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bm0:3421%
E70:2717%
Gmaj70:2516%
G60:2113%
F#70:117%
Em70:106%
B0:074%
Em0:064%

Chord progression, in order

Bbaug – B – Em7 – Gmaj7 – F#m7 – B – E7 – Gmaj7 – Bm – G – Bm – E7 – Gmaj7 – F#7 – B – E7 – Bm6 – G6 – F#7 – B – E7 – D6 – E7 – F#m7 – E7 – D – F#m7 – Em7 – E – F#7 – G6 – Gmaj7 – F#7 – Bm7 – E7 – Gmaj7 – E – Bm – E7 – Gmaj7 – C#m7b5 – Bm – Em7 – Gmaj7 – G6 – Bm – G6 – Bm – …