Chords of: Selfish by: Dave, James Blake. (G6, Dm7, Em7, Am) 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.
“Selfish” by Dave, James Blake is in A Minor and runs at about 62 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 41 different chords across 133 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G6, Dm7, Em7, Am.
Dm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 4:28 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → Dm7 → Bm7 → Em7 → Am → Dm7 → G/B → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm7 | 0:34 | 13% |
| Em7 | 0:34 | 13% |
| Am | 0:25 | 10% |
| G6 | 0:16 | 6% |
| G/B | 0:16 | 6% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| Dm | 0:14 | 5% |
| E7 | 0:13 | 5% |
Cmaj7 – Dm7 – Em7 – Bm7 – Em7 – Am – G/A – Cmaj7 – Dm7 – G/B – Em7 – Am7 – G7/B – Dm7 – G/B – B7 – G7 – Em7 – Am – Cmaj7 – Dm – Bdim – Fm7b5/Eb – Am – Fmaj7 – Dm7 – G/B – D/A – G7 – C – Cmaj7 – Dm – G/B – G7/B – Em7 – Dm7 – Am7 – Fmaj7 – Dm – Bm – G7/B – Em7 – Caug – G/B – Am – Bm7b5/A – G – Fmaj7 – …
