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 31 different chords across 84 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#maj7, D, D6, Gmaj7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 2:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm → Bb → Gmaj7 → G6 → D → Gmaj7 → D → D6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 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 | 0:50 | 28% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:24 | 14% |
| D6 | 0:22 | 13% |
| G6 | 0:13 | 7% |
| A6 | 0:10 | 6% |
| Bm | 0:06 | 3% |
| A | 0:06 | 3% |
| Em6 | 0:05 | 3% |
Bm – Bb – Gmaj7 – G6 – Gmaj7 – Gdim – F#m – 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 – Bm – A – D – G6 – F#m7 – G – A – D – Em7 – D6 – Dmaj7 – A6 – D6 – A6 – G6 – D6 – …
