CHORD LIBRARY

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

Chords of: Don't Start Now by: Dua Lipa. (D6, G6, Em7, 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 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 108 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D6, G6, Em7, D.

G6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 2:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Bm → D → Em7 → F#m7b5/E → G6 → A6 → G6. 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
G60:3017%
D0:3017%
Em70:2112%
Gmaj70:137%
Bm70:137%
Bm0:127%
A60:116%
Em0:116%

Chord progression, in order

C – 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 – F#m – Gmaj7 – E7 – B – G6 – D – A6 – E7 – B – G6 – F# – Em7 – Bm – G6 – D6 – A6 – Em7 – …