CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Iris, chord by chord.

Chords of: Iris by: Goo Goo Dolls. (D, G, Bm7, Gmaj7) 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 “Iris”

“Iris” by Goo Goo Dolls is in D Major and runs at about 151 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 134 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, G, Bm7, Gmaj7.

Bm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm7 → Gmaj7 → Bm → Gmaj7 → D → Gmaj7 → D → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 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
Bm70:4722%
G0:3918%
Gmaj70:2411%
D0:2210%
G60:188%
D/A0:157%
Bm7b50:105%
Bm0:052%

Chord progression, in order

Bm7 – Gmaj7 – Bm – Gmaj7 – D – Em7 – G – D – G/B – D/A – Gmaj7 – D – Em7 – A/G – Gmaj7 – E/B – Bm7 – Amaj7 – D/A – Gmaj7 – D – E7 – G – Bm7 – A7 – D – G – D – Em7 – G – Bm7b5 – E/B – D/A – G – Bm7 – A7 – G6 – Bm7b5 – A – D/A – G – Bm7 – A – Dmaj7 – G6 – Bm7b5 – D/A – Gmaj7 – …