Chords of: Desire by: Ian Asher, Olly Alexander (Years, Years). (D7/F#, Dm, G, C) 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.
“Desire” by Ian Asher, Olly Alexander (Years, Years) is in C Major and runs at about 138 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 93 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D7/F#, Dm, G, C.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 2:39 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Bb → G → D7 → C → Bb → G → D7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:23 | 15% |
| Dm | 0:22 | 14% |
| G | 0:20 | 12% |
| Bb | 0:19 | 12% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:17 | 11% |
| G7 | 0:14 | 9% |
| D7 | 0:09 | 6% |
| D | 0:09 | 6% |
F – B7 – Bb – G – D7 – C – Bb – G – D7 – C – Bb – G7 – D – C – Bb – G7 – Dm – Am7 – Bb – G – D7 – C – Bbmaj7 – G – D7 – C – Bbmaj7 – G7 – D – C – Bbmaj7 – G – D – C – Dmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – G – Dm – F/C – Bbmaj7 – G – Dm – F – Bb6 – G – Dm – C – Bb6 – …
