Chords of: Waves by: Dean Lewis. (D, Gmaj7, A, Bm) 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.
“Waves” by Dean Lewis is in D Major and runs at about 156 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 128 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Gmaj7, A, Bm.
Gmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → Bm → Daug → F#m → Gmaj7 → Bm7 → Daug → F#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gmaj7 | 0:48 | 20% |
| Bm | 0:41 | 17% |
| A | 0:40 | 17% |
| D | 0:19 | 8% |
| Bm7 | 0:18 | 8% |
| F#m | 0:17 | 7% |
| G | 0:10 | 4% |
| Em | 0:10 | 4% |
Gmaj7 – Bm – Daug – F#m – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – E7 – Daug – F#m – Gmaj7 – Bm – E7 – D – A – F#m – G – A – Bm7 – Bm – G – A – Bm7 – Em7 – D6 – A – D – G – Em – Bm – Aaug – Bm – Gmaj7 – A – Bm – G – Em – Gmaj7 – F#m – Bm – Gmaj7 – G6 – Gmaj7 – A6 – Bm – D – Gmaj7 – A6 – Bm – …
