CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Stay Awake, chord by chord.

Chords of: Stay Awake by: Dean Lewis. (D, Bm7, Gmaj7, A) 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.

About the chords of “Stay Awake”

“Stay Awake” by Dean Lewis is in D Major and runs at about 106 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 107 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Bm7, Gmaj7, A.

Bm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 46% of the 3:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → Bm7 → Dmaj7 → Bm7 → A → Bm7 → Dmaj7 → Bm7. 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bm71:2246%
A0:2413%
Dmaj70:158%
A60:137%
G0:106%
D0:095%
Gmaj70:084%
Bm0:074%

Chord progression, in order

Bm – F#m – Gmaj7 – A – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – A – Bm7 – Em – Bm7 – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – A – Bm7 – E – Bm7 – Aaug – Bm7 – A – Bm7 – Em – Bm7 – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – A – G – Em – A – F#m – G – Em – A – Bm7 – A6 – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – D/F# – G – A – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – A6 – Bm7 – A – Bm7 – Em – Bm7 – Dmaj7 – …