Chords of: Honest by: Dermot Kennedy. (D, F#m7, Bm7, G) 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.
“Honest” by Dermot Kennedy is in D Major and runs at about 127 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 72 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, F#m7, Bm7, G.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dmaj7 → Bm7 → G → D → F#m → Bm7 → G6 → Dmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:59 | 28% |
| F#m7 | 0:37 | 17% |
| Bm7 | 0:29 | 14% |
| G | 0:23 | 11% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| G6 | 0:14 | 6% |
| Bm | 0:13 | 6% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
Dmaj7 – Bm7 – G – D – F#m – Bm7 – G6 – Dmaj7 – F#m7 – Bm7 – D – G – D – F#m7 – D6 – G – D – A6 – D – F#m – Bm – G – D – F#m7 – D/F# – F#m – D – Bm7 – G6 – D – F#m7 – D/F# – Bm – Bm7b5/A – G6 – Gmaj7 – D – F#m7 – Bm – G – D – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – Bm – G – D – F#m7 – Bm7 – …
