Chords of: First Light by: Lana Del Rey. (D, Gm, Dm, F#maj7) 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.
“First Light” by Lana Del Rey is in D Major and runs at about 174 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 84 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Gm, Dm, F#maj7.
Gm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em7b5/D → Dm → Gm → F#maj7 → Gm → F#maj7 → Dm → Dmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gm | 0:35 | 17% |
| D | 0:27 | 13% |
| Dm | 0:22 | 11% |
| F#maj7 | 0:16 | 8% |
| Cm | 0:13 | 7% |
| Cm7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| F# | 0:10 | 5% |
| D7 | 0:09 | 4% |
Em7b5/D – Dm – Gm – F#maj7 – Gm – C – F#maj7 – Dm – Bb/D – Dmaj7 – D7 – Gm – F#maj7 – Gm – F#maj7 – Dm – F/C – D – Cm7 – Bbmaj7 – Gm – Cm – Gm – Cm7 – Bb6 – Dmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – D7 – Gm – C/G – Gm – F# – Gm6 – F# – Gm – F#maj7 – Gm – F# – Dm – Bbmaj7 – D – D7 – Cm7 – Gm – Am7b5/G – Cm – Gm – Cm7 – …
