CHORD LIBRARY

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

Chords of: Don’t Start Now by: Dua Lipa. (G6, Bm7, Bm, 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 “Don’t Start Now”

“Don’t Start Now” by Dua Lipa is in D Major and runs at about 103 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 171 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G6, Bm7, Bm, D.

Bm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 4:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm → G6 → E → Bm → Bm7 → E7/G# → Bm7 → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bm71:3030%
G60:3211%
Bm0:289%
Em70:289%
Em0:196%
D0:176%
F#m70:155%
E0:145%

Chord progression, in order

Bm – G6 – E – Em – Bm7b5 – Bm – Bm7 – E7/G# – Em – Bm7 – E – D – Faug – E – Bbmaj7 – Bm7 – E – D/F# – Faug – E – Bm7 – E – D/F# – Faug – E – Bm7 – F#m7 – Em7 – Bm7 – F#m – Em – Bm7 – E7 – Em – Bm7 – F#m7 – E7 – Bm7 – F#m7 – Em7 – Bm7 – F#m7 – Fm6 – Em7 – Bm7 – F#m7 – Em7 – Abm7b5/Gb – …