CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Don't Start Now, chord by chord.

Chords of: Don't Start Now by: Dua Lipa. (Ab, G6, D, Em7) 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 “Don't Start Now”

“Don't Start Now” by Dua Lipa is in D Major and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 117 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, G6, D, Em7.

G6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G6 → Bm → D → Em7 → F# → F#m7b5/E → G6 → A6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 8 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
G60:3518%
D0:3317%
Em70:199%
Bm0:147%
Bm70:137%
Em0:126%
Gmaj70:126%
A60:116%

Chord progression, in order

G6 – Bm – D – Em7 – F# – F#m7b5/E – G6 – F#m7 – D – A6 – E/B – Bm7 – G6 – A/B – D – A6 – E – Amaj7 – B – Gmaj7 – Em – D – A6 – Bm7 – D – Em7 – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – Bm – D – Em7 – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – E7 – B – G6 – D – A6 – E7 – B – G6 – F# – Em7 – Bm – G6 – D – A6 – Em7 – …