Chords of: A Thousand Years by: James Arthur. (D, Bm7, G6, Em7) 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.
“A Thousand Years” by James Arthur is in D Major and runs at about 139 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 105 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Bm7, G6, Em7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 4:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Gm → D → Bm7 → F#m7 → D → Bm7 → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:08 | 27% |
| Bm7 | 0:47 | 18% |
| G6 | 0:20 | 8% |
| G | 0:17 | 7% |
| A | 0:15 | 6% |
| D/A | 0:15 | 6% |
| Em7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:13 | 5% |
D – G – D – Gm – D – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – F#m7 – D – G6 – D – Bm7 – F#m7 – D – Em7 – Em6 – Bm7 – A – D – E7 – A/C# – Bm7 – D/A – G – G/A – D – A – G6 – D – G6 – D/F# – Bm7 – A – Dmaj7 – D – Gmaj7 – A/B – D – Bm7 – A6 – Dmaj7 – Em7 – Em6 – Bm7 – A6 – D – A – D – …
