Chords of: Born To Die by: Lana Del Rey. (D, Cmaj7, Em, C) 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.
“Born To Die” by Lana Del Rey is in C Major and runs at about 86 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 113 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Cmaj7, Em, C.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 4:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → Em7 → D → Cmaj7 → C → Em → D → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:08 | 24% |
| Cmaj7 | 1:08 | 24% |
| Em | 0:52 | 18% |
| C | 0:24 | 8% |
| G | 0:14 | 5% |
| D6 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Em7 | 0:11 | 4% |
| C6 | 0:09 | 3% |
Cmaj7 – Em7 – D – Cmaj7 – C – Em – D – C – G – D – G – D – Cmaj7 – C6 – Em – D – G – D – G – D – C – C6 – Em – D – D6 – Cmaj7 – Em – Em7 – D6 – Cmaj7 – F#m7b5/E – Em7 – A/E – D – Cmaj7 – Em7 – D – Cmaj7 – Am – Em – A7 – D – Am7 – Cmaj7 – E – Am7 – Gaug – A/G – …
