CHORD LIBRARY

Play along luther, chord by chord.

Chords of: luther by: Kendrick Lamar, SZA. (C#maj7, D, D6, Gmaj7) 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 “luther”

“luther” by Kendrick Lamar, SZA is in D Major and runs at about 137 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 82 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#maj7, D, D6, Gmaj7.

D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 2:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm → Bb → Gmaj7 → G6 → Gm → D → Gmaj7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 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
D0:4827%
D60:2514%
Gmaj70:2212%
G60:137%
A60:116%
C#m7b50:084%
Em60:053%
F#aug0:042%

Chord progression, in order

Bm – Bb – Gmaj7 – G6 – Gm – Dmaj7 – D – Gmaj7 – D – E – D – D6 – Gmaj7 – A/G – D7 – Em – B/A – A7 – Gmaj7 – D6 – A7 – D – F#aug – Gmaj7 – E7/G# – D – Gmaj7 – G6 – D – A6 – Aaug – C#7 – Bm – A – D – G6 – F#m7 – G – A – D – Em7 – D6 – A6 – D6 – A6 – G6 – D6 – Gm – …