Chords of: The Great Pretender by: Jamala. (G7, Dm, G, G7/B) 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.
“The Great Pretender” by Jamala is in D Minor and runs at about 118 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 119 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G7, Dm, G, G7/B.
Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → D7 → G/D → Dm6 → Gm → Dm6 → G → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm | 0:50 | 21% |
| G | 0:40 | 17% |
| G7/B | 0:19 | 8% |
| C6 | 0:19 | 8% |
| Gm7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| C | 0:11 | 5% |
| G/D | 0:09 | 4% |
| F# | 0:09 | 4% |
F# – D7 – G/D – Dm7 – Em – G/D – Dm6 – Gm – G6 – Dm6 – G – Fmaj7 – G/D – C – F – Em7 – D – G – C – F6 – Em7 – D – Dm – Am7 – G – Gm7 – Dm – C6 – G – Gm7 – Dm – Am7 – G – Gm7 – Dm – Am7 – Bm7b5 – G – Gm7 – Dm – C6 – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – G – Dm – C6 – G – Dm – …
