Chords of: Always by: Daniel Caesar. (D, A, Dm, E/Ab) 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.
“Always” by Daniel Caesar is in D Major and runs at about 68 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 89 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, A, Dm, E/Ab.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → F#m7 → Dmaj7/F# → A → E/Ab → Bm7/F# → Dmaj7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:50 | 23% |
| A | 0:46 | 21% |
| Dm | 0:14 | 7% |
| E/Ab | 0:13 | 6% |
| C#m | 0:11 | 5% |
| F#m7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| G | 0:09 | 4% |
| C#m7 | 0:08 | 3% |
A – F#m7 – Dmaj7/F# – A – E/Ab – Bm7/F# – Dmaj7 – E – A – E/Ab – Bm7/F# – D – C#m7 – D – C#m7 – Dm – C#m7 – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – A7 – F#7 – D – Dm – C#m – D – A – Amaj7 – Em7 – F# – D – Dm – C#m – D – C#m – Dm – C#m – D – E7 – A – E/Ab – Bm7 – D – E – A – E/Ab – G6 – G – D – …
