Chords of: You Deserve Better by: James Arthur. (F#7/A#, F#m, F#m7, Dmaj7) 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.
“You Deserve Better” by James Arthur is in D Major and runs at about 103 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 170 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#7/A#, F#m, F#m7, Dmaj7.
Dmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 3:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m7b5 → F#m7 → Ddim → F#m7 → F#m → F#m7 → F#m → F#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dmaj7 | 0:31 | 15% |
| F#m | 0:31 | 15% |
| F#m7 | 0:28 | 13% |
| E | 0:20 | 10% |
| D6 | 0:11 | 5% |
| A6 | 0:08 | 4% |
| B/F# | 0:07 | 4% |
| Ab7 | 0:07 | 3% |
D7 – Eaug – F#m7b5 – Dmaj7 – B – A – Ab7 – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – Emaj7 – B – F#m7 – Ddim – Bm – A – Emaj7 – B6 – F#m7 – Ab – D – Abaug – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – E – F#m – D6 – B6 – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – Em6 – F#m – Dmaj7 – Bb7 – F#m7 – D6 – E – B/F# – Dmaj7 – A/E – F# – D7 – E – B/F# – F#m7 – Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – E – F# – …
