CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Shuga, chord by chord.

Chords of: Shuga by: Jah Prayzah. (Dmaj7, D, Gmaj7, D6) 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 “Shuga”

“Shuga” by Jah Prayzah is in D Major and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 104 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dmaj7, D, Gmaj7, D6.

Dmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 39% of the 3:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Dmaj7 → D → Dmaj7 → D → Dmaj7 → D → Dmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Dmaj71:2539%
D1:2037%
A0:115%
D60:073%
D/A0:063%
Gmaj70:063%
A70:052%
G0:042%

Chord progression, in order

D – A – Dmaj7 – Bm – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – D – A7 – Dmaj7 – Bm – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – D – A7 – D – E7/G# – D – A – Dmaj7 – A – Dmaj7 – A – Dmaj7 – A – D – G – D/A – Cmaj7 – Daug – G – D/A – Amaj7 – D6 – Em7 – D/A – Amaj7 – Em – Bm – G – D6 – A6 – D – A7 – D – A – D – A7 – D – …