Chords of: Shot in the Dark by: John Mayer. (Gmaj7, D, Dmaj7, D6) 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.
“Shot in the Dark” by John Mayer is in D Major and runs at about 122 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 120 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gmaj7, D, Dmaj7, D6.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → A → Bm7 → D → Dmaj7 → G6 → D → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:50 | 24% |
| D6 | 0:24 | 11% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:23 | 11% |
| A | 0:21 | 10% |
| G6 | 0:18 | 9% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:18 | 9% |
| Bm7 | 0:16 | 8% |
| Em7 | 0:13 | 6% |
A7 – D – Em7 – D – Em7 – Bm – A – G – D – Em7 – D – Em7 – Bm – A – G6 – D – Em7 – D – Em7 – Bm – E/B – A – D6 – Amaj7 – D – Em7 – D – Em7 – Bm – E/B – A – G – Gmaj7 – A – Bm7 – G6 – A6 – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – A6 – Bm7 – D – Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – G6 – D – Em7 – D – …
