CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Take You Dancing, chord by chord.

Chords of: Take You Dancing by: Jason Derulo. (Dm, A7, D, Gm) 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.

About the chords of “Take You Dancing”

“Take You Dancing” by Jason Derulo is in D Major and runs at about 113 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 99 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm, A7, D, Gm.

Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → Gm → A7 → Dm → A → D → Gm → A7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Dm0:3921%
A70:3821%
D0:2714%
Gm0:2111%
G70:137%
A0:085%
Gm70:074%
G0:053%

Chord progression, in order

Dm – Gm – A7 – Dm – Gm – Dm – Gm – A – Gm – A7 – D – Gm – A7 – D – G – D7 – Gm7 – Gm – Am7 – A7 – Aaug – Bb – Dm – Gm – A – A7 – Gm7 – D – G7 – Amaj7 – D – G7 – A7 – Dm – G6 – Dm – G – A7 – F/C – D – Gm6 – A7 – F/G – D – Gm7 – D – A7 – Em7b5/D – …