Chords of: Humankind by: Coldplay. (G, D, Gmaj7, A) 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.
“Humankind” by Coldplay is in D Major and runs at about 135 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 57 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, D, Gmaj7, A.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 55% of the 4:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D6 → F#m7 → D6 → F#m7 → D6 → A → D → Gmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 2:20 | 55% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:25 | 10% |
| A | 0:18 | 7% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:16 | 6% |
| D6 | 0:14 | 6% |
| D/A | 0:09 | 4% |
| Bm7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| F#m7 | 0:06 | 3% |
D6 – F#m7 – D6 – F#m7 – D6 – A – D – Bm7 – D – Em7b5/D – D – Gmaj7 – A – D – Gmaj7 – D – Dmaj7 – D – Dmaj7 – D/A – Gmaj7 – D – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – D – Gmaj7 – D – Dmaj7 – D – Dmaj7 – A – D – A – D/A – Gmaj7 – D – Bm7 – D/F# – G – G6 – Dm6 – G7 – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – Dmaj7 – A – D – …
