CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Aperture (Live), chord by chord.

Chords of: Aperture (Live) by: Harry Styles. (Em, Em7, D, A) 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 “Aperture (Live)”

“Aperture (Live)” by Harry Styles is in D Major and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 132 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, Em7, D, A.

Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 37% of the 5:39 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dmaj7 → A → Em → D → A → Em → D → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Em72:0737%
D1:2926%
Em0:288%
A0:247%
D60:216%
G60:185%
D/E0:082%
D/A0:062%

Chord progression, in order

Dmaj7 – A – Em – D – A – Em – D – A – Em – D – A – Em – D – A – Em7 – D – D/A – Em7 – D – D/A – Em7 – D – D/A – Em7 – D – Em7 – D – A – Em7 – D – Bm – Am – Em7 – D – Bm – Am – Em – D – A – Em7 – D – G6 – D – D6 – A – Em7 – D – Em7 – …