CHORD LIBRARY

Play along The Way You Are, chord by chord.

Chords of: The Way You Are by: Korede Bello. (G, D, G6, 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 “The Way You Are”

“The Way You Are” by Korede Bello is in D Major and runs at about 89 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 92 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, D, G6, D6.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 2:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → G → D → Em7 → D → G6 → D6 → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G0:2620%
D0:2419%
G60:1713%
Em70:1612%
C0:1512%
D60:075%
Gmaj70:054%
Gaug0:043%

Chord progression, in order

Dmaj7 – Em7 – D – C – G – D – G6 – D – C – G – Em7 – D – C – G – C – G6 – D – C – G6 – D6 – C – G – Em7 – D6 – C – G – A/G – G6 – D – C6 – G – Em7 – D – Cmaj7 – G6 – C – G – Em7 – G – C – Gaug – Gmaj7 – D – Cmaj7 – G – Em7 – D6 – C – …