Chords of: Royals & Kings by: Glasperlenspiel. (G, Gmaj7, A, 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.
“Royals & Kings” by Glasperlenspiel is in D Major and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 109 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Gmaj7, A, D.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → D6 → Gmaj7 → Dmaj7 → Gmaj7 → Dmaj7 → D → Gmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:39 | 19% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:31 | 15% |
| D | 0:25 | 12% |
| A | 0:23 | 11% |
| F#m | 0:15 | 7% |
| Bm7 | 0:14 | 7% |
| D/A | 0:14 | 6% |
| G6 | 0:13 | 6% |
Gmaj7 – A – D6 – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – D – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – D – Gmaj7 – D – G – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – Fmaj7 – D – G – Bm7 – A – D/F# – G – Bm7 – A – F#m – G – D/A – F#m – G – Bm7 – A – D – Gmaj7 – D6 – Gmaj7 – Aaug – D/A – D/F# – Gmaj7 – D/A – D/F# – E7 – G – A – D7/F# – B – Bbmaj7 – Fmaj7 – D – …
