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.
“luther” by Kendrick Lamar, SZA is in D Major and runs at about 138 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 29 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 26% of the 2:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm → Bb → Gmaj7 → G6 → Gdim → 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:46 | 26% |
| D6 | 0:26 | 15% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:21 | 12% |
| G6 | 0:14 | 8% |
| A6 | 0:11 | 6% |
| C#m7b5 | 0:08 | 5% |
| Em6 | 0:05 | 3% |
| F#m7 | 0:04 | 2% |
Bm – Bb – Gmaj7 – G6 – Gdim – D – Gmaj7 – D – E – D – D6 – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Em – B/A – A7 – Gmaj7 – D6 – A7 – D – F#aug – Gmaj7 – E7/G# – D – Gmaj7 – G6 – D – A6 – Aaug – C#7 – Bm – F#m7 – D – G6 – F#m7 – G – A – D – Em7 – D6 – A6 – D6 – Dmaj7 – A6 – G6 – D/A – Abm7b5 – D – …
