Chords of: Optimist by: Jahn Teigen. (G, F#m, D, F#m7) 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.
“Optimist” by Jahn Teigen is in D Major and runs at about 118 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 105 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, F#m, D, F#m7.
F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 2:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → D6 → C# → F#m → F#m7 → D → B7 → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| F#m | 0:32 | 19% |
| D | 0:25 | 15% |
| C# | 0:12 | 7% |
| F#m7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| G | 0:08 | 5% |
| F# | 0:08 | 5% |
| Em | 0:07 | 4% |
| E | 0:07 | 4% |
F# – B/F# – F#m – D6 – D – Ddim – Bm – Bm7 – C# – F#m – B/F# – F#m7 – D6 – D – B7 – C# – F#m – B – F#m7 – D – B7 – C# – F#m – E – A – E – F#m – Bm – A – E – D/E – C#m7 – E7 – F#m – Dmaj7 – A/E – E – F#m – D – A/E – E – F# – F#m – B – F#m7 – D – B7 – C# – …
