CHORD LIBRARY

Play along STEP, chord by chord.

Chords of: STEP by: KARA. (F, F#7, D, 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.

About the chords of “STEP”

“STEP” by KARA is in D Major and runs at about 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 171 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, F#7, D, D6.

D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 12% of the 3:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#7 → D → E → F#m7 → A → D → E → F#7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D0:2412%
F#70:2312%
E0:2111%
A60:157%
F#m70:147%
A0:126%
F0:115%
F#m0:094%

Chord progression, in order

F#m – D – A6 – Emaj7 – F#m – D – A – E – F#m7 – D – A6 – E – F#m – D – A – E – F#7 – D – A6 – E – F#m – D – A6 – Emaj7 – F#7 – D – A – E – F#m – D – Bm – A – Emaj7 – D – E7/G# – E – F#m7 – E/G# – A – D – E – Abm7b5/Gb – F#7 – F#m7 – D6 – Amaj7 – E – F#m – …