Chords of: WHATEVER WORKS by: Kanye West, Ye. (D, Bm7, C#m6, Dmaj7) 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.
“WHATEVER WORKS” by Kanye West, Ye is in D Major and runs at about 83 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 86 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Bm7, C#m6, Dmaj7.
Bm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 1:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm7 → Bm → Bm6 → C#m → Bm → B7/D# → F#/C# → Bm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bm7 | 0:28 | 24% |
| C#m6 | 0:13 | 11% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:11 | 9% |
| D | 0:10 | 9% |
| F#/C# | 0:09 | 8% |
| Bm | 0:08 | 7% |
| C#m | 0:06 | 5% |
| Ebdim | 0:05 | 4% |
Bm7 – C#m6 – Bm7 – C#m – Bm – C#maj7 – F#7/A# – D – Ebm – Bm6 – F#/C# – B – C#m – Bm – F#/C# – C#maj7 – Em7b5/D – B7/D# – Bm7 – C#m – Bmaj7 – F#/C# – Bm – C#m6 – D – Eb – G/B – Dmaj7 – F#/C# – Bm7 – Dmaj7 – Bm – F#maj7 – D – Ebm – Bm7 – F#/C# – Bm – F#/C# – Bm7 – F#/C# – D – Ebm – Bm7 – C#dim – F# – Bm7 – C#m6 – …
