Chords of: Insomnia by: Daya. (Bm, Cmaj7, Em, Gmaj7) 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.
“Insomnia” by Daya is in E Minor and runs at about 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 72 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm, Cmaj7, Em, Gmaj7.
Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm6 → B6 → Em → Bm7 → Cmaj7 → G → B → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bm | 0:42 | 23% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:28 | 15% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:26 | 14% |
| Em | 0:24 | 13% |
| Bm7 | 0:21 | 12% |
| E | 0:08 | 4% |
| B | 0:06 | 3% |
| G | 0:05 | 3% |
Bm6 – B6 – Em – B – G – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – G – B – E – Bm – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Bm – E – Bm – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Bm – Em7 – D/E – Em7 – Bm – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – C6 – Gmaj7 – C6 – Gmaj7 – B – Em – Bm – C – Gmaj7 – Bm – Em – Bm – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Bm – E – Bm – G6 – Gmaj7 – Bm – Em7 – D/E – A7 – …
