Chords of: Preach by: John Legend. (D, Bm, Em, A6) 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.
“Preach” by John Legend is in D Major and runs at about 91 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 102 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Bm, Em, A6.
Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 4:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm7 → Em7b5/D → Eb7 → Bmaj7 → Eb7 → Em → Cmaj7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bm | 0:39 | 14% |
| Em | 0:32 | 12% |
| D | 0:27 | 10% |
| A6 | 0:27 | 10% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:23 | 9% |
| G | 0:22 | 8% |
| Em7 | 0:17 | 6% |
| D6 | 0:13 | 5% |
Dm7 – Em7b5/D – Eb7 – Bmaj7 – Eb7 – Em – Cmaj7 – D – F6 – Bm – F#m – G – Em – Bm – Bm7 – F#m – D6 – G – Em – Bm – Bm7 – F#m – D6 – G – Em – Gmaj7 – D – Em – D/F# – G – D/F# – Em – Bm – A6 – Em7 – Gmaj7 – Bm – A6 – G – D – Bm – A6 – Gmaj7 – D – Bm – D/A – B7/D# – G6 – …
