Chords of: The Greatest by: James Blunt. (D, Bm7, A, G) 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 Greatest” by James Blunt is in D Major and runs at about 161 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 97 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Bm7, A, G.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → G → Bm7 → A → D → Gmaj7 → Bm7 → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 6 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 | 0:35 | 19% |
| Bm7 | 0:31 | 16% |
| A | 0:26 | 14% |
| G | 0:19 | 10% |
| Bm | 0:18 | 9% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:14 | 8% |
| F#m | 0:14 | 8% |
| G6 | 0:10 | 5% |
D – E/F# – F# – D – F#m – G – Bm7 – F#m – A – D – F#m – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – A – Dmaj7 – G – Bm – A – D – F#m – G – Bm7 – F#m – A – D – F#m – Gmaj7 – D – Bm – Bm7 – F#m – A – D – Dmaj7 – G – D – Dmaj7 – G – Bm – A6 – A – D – F#m – Gmaj7 – G – Bm – Bm7 – A – …
