Chords of: Careless Whisper by: George Michael. (Bbmaj7, Dm, Am7, Gm7) 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.
“Careless Whisper” by George Michael is in D Minor and runs at about 152 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 126 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbmaj7, Dm, Am7, Gm7.
Bbmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 4:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → Gm7 → Bb → Am → Dm → Gm7 → Bb → Am7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bbmaj7 | 1:16 | 25% |
| Dm | 0:56 | 19% |
| Am7 | 0:53 | 18% |
| Gm7 | 0:45 | 15% |
| Dm7 | 0:17 | 6% |
| Am | 0:16 | 5% |
| Bb | 0:13 | 4% |
| Bb6 | 0:08 | 3% |
Dm – Gm7 – F/A – Bb – Am – F – Dm – Gm7 – Am7 – Bb – Am7 – F/A – Dm – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – F/A – Dm – Gm7 – Am7 – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – Dm – F6 – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – Dm – Gm7 – Am – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – F/A – Am – Dm – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – F/A – Am7 – Dm – Bb6 – Gm6 – Bbmaj7 – Am – Dm – Gm7 – Am7 – …
