CHORD LIBRARY

Play along All in Vain, chord by chord.

Chords of: All in Vain by: Di-rect. (Am7, A, F#m, D) 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 “All in Vain”

“All in Vain” by Di-rect is in D Major and runs at about 136 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 174 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am7, A, F#m, D.

A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 7:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → F#m → C#m → A → F#m → C#m → A → F#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 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
A2:1129%
E0:5512%
F#m0:5512%
D0:5111%
C#m0:4710%
F#m70:204%
Bm0:112%
Amaj70:102%

Chord progression, in order

A – F#m – C#m – E – A – F#m – C#m – A – Bm – F#m – Bm – C#m – A – B/F# – F#m – G6 – C#m – E – A – F#m – C#m – E – A – F#m – C#m – E – G – D – Dmaj7 – A – C#7 – D – Bm – E – A – D – F#m – D – Bm – D – A – E – A – Abaug – Amaj7 – F#m – Gmaj7 – D – …