Chords of: Suffocating by: Dax. (D, Em, G, Ab6) 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.
“Suffocating” by Dax is in D Major and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 87 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Em, G, Ab6.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:39 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abmaj7 → F#maj7 → Ab6 → Em → C → G → D → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 0:44 | 20% |
| G | 0:35 | 16% |
| C | 0:25 | 11% |
| Ab6 | 0:24 | 11% |
| D6 | 0:17 | 8% |
| D | 0:16 | 7% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| F#maj7 | 0:11 | 5% |
F#maj7 – G – F#maj7 – Abmaj7 – F#maj7 – Ab6 – Em – C – G – D – Em – C – G – D – Em – C – Cm7 – G – F/G – G6 – D7 – Am7b5 – Em – C – C#m7b5 – F – G7 – D7 – Em – C – G – D – Em – C – Cdim – G – Gaug – D – Em – Cmaj7 – Abm7b5 – Am – G – Gmaj7 – D6 – Em – Cmaj7 – Cm6 – …
