Chords of: You should be sad by: Halsey. (A, D, Bm7, G) 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.
“You should be sad” by Halsey is in D Major and runs at about 111 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 118 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, D, Bm7, G.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gaug → D7/F# → B6 → Am7b5/G → D7 → Em → G → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:58 | 27% |
| Bm7 | 0:34 | 16% |
| G | 0:19 | 9% |
| F#m | 0:18 | 9% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:18 | 9% |
| F#m7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| G6 | 0:15 | 7% |
| Bm | 0:10 | 5% |
Gaug – D7/F# – B6 – Am7b5/G – D7 – F#maj7 – Em – G – C#m7b5/B – G – D – F#m – Bm7 – G6 – D – F#m7 – Bm – G6 – D – Bm7 – C#m7b5/B – Gmaj7 – D – F#m7 – Bm7 – C#m7b5/B – Gmaj7 – G6 – D – F#m7 – Bm – G – D – F#m – Bm – Gmaj7 – D – F#m – D – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – D – F#m – F#m7 – F# – B – Bm – G – …
