Chords of: Stop the Cavalry by: Jona Lewie. (A, E, G, D) 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.
“Stop the Cavalry” by Jona Lewie is in D Major and runs at about 97 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 12 different chords across 115 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, E, G, D.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 51% of the 2:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A/G → Ebm7b5 → A → E → A → E → Amaj7 → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:27 | 51% |
| E | 0:30 | 18% |
| E7 | 0:16 | 9% |
| D | 0:13 | 7% |
| G | 0:08 | 4% |
| Emaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| A/G | 0:03 | 2% |
| Amaj7 | 0:02 | 1% |
A/G – Ebm7b5 – A – Emaj7 – A – Emaj7 – A – E7 – A – Emaj7 – A – E6 – A – Emaj7 – A – E7 – A – E – A – E7 – A – E – A – E7 – A – E – A – E7 – A – E – A – E7 – A – Emaj7 – A – E7 – A – E – A – E – A – E – A – E – A – E – A – E – …
