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 105 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 167 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 17% of the 3:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m7b5 → Dmaj7 → F#m7 → F#m → F#m7 → F#m → F#m7 → D6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 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 | 0:35 | 17% |
| F#m | 0:29 | 14% |
| F#m7 | 0:24 | 12% |
| E | 0:16 | 8% |
| E6 | 0:13 | 6% |
| D6 | 0:11 | 6% |
| A6 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Ab7 | 0:07 | 4% |
D7 – Eaug – F#m7b5 – Dmaj7 – B – A – Ab – Dmaj7 – Emaj7 – B – Dmaj7 – Bm – A – Eaug – Ab7 – F#m7 – Ab – D – Abaug – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – E – F#m – D6 – Abm7 – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – E6 – F#m – Dmaj7 – Bbm7b5 – F#m7 – D6 – Emaj7 – B/F# – Dmaj7 – F#m7b5/E – F# – D7 – E – B/F# – F#m7 – Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – E – F#7 – Ab7 – Amaj7 – …
