Chords of: Always by: Daniel Caesar. (A/E, D, A, Dm) 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 34 different chords across 113 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A/E, D, A, Dm.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 3:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → E6 → F#m7 → Dmaj7 → A → C#m7 → Bm7 → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:32 | 15% |
| D | 0:32 | 15% |
| C#m | 0:21 | 10% |
| Dm | 0:15 | 7% |
| D6 | 0:11 | 5% |
| F#m7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| E | 0:08 | 4% |
| G | 0:08 | 4% |
A – E6 – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – A – B/A – A6 – C#m7 – E7/G# – Bm7 – D7 – Dmaj7 – E7 – D/E – A – C#m7 – E/G# – D6 – C#m – D – C#m – Dm – C#m – Dmaj7 – F#m – A – E – Em – F#aug – F#7 – D – Dm – C#m – D – A – E – Em6 – F#7 – D – Dm – C#m – D – G – C#m – Dm – C#m – D – E7 – …
