Chords of: Orphans by: Coldplay. (Gm7b5, A, D, D6) 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.
“Orphans” by Coldplay is in D Major and runs at about 108 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm7b5, A, D, D6.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 38% of the 3:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Em → Am → A → D → A → D → Dmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 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 | 1:28 | 38% |
| D | 0:39 | 17% |
| Bm7 | 0:21 | 9% |
| D6 | 0:20 | 9% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| F#m7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| Bm7b5/A | 0:09 | 4% |
| F#m | 0:05 | 2% |
D – A – Bm7b5/A – Em – Am – C#7 – Bm7b5/A – Bbmaj7 – Abmaj7 – D – A – Bm7 – A – D – A – D – A – Dmaj7 – D – Amaj7 – D – Amaj7 – D – Bm7 – Amaj7 – Bm7 – A – Dmaj7 – F#m – A – Bm7 – Dmaj7 – Bm7b5 – A – Bm7 – A – D – Bm7 – A – Bm7 – A – D – Bm7 – A – Bm7 – A – D6 – F#m – …
