Chords of: Safe by: Latifah. (Am, Dm, Dm7, Dm6) 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.
“Safe” by Latifah is in D Minor and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 100 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am, Dm, Dm7, Dm6.
Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 3:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G7 → E7/G# → Dm7 → Am → Dm7 → Am → Dm6 → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am | 1:07 | 35% |
| Dm | 0:31 | 16% |
| Dm7 | 0:25 | 13% |
| Dm6 | 0:22 | 11% |
| Amaj7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| G/D | 0:05 | 2% |
| D6 | 0:04 | 2% |
| Bb/D | 0:03 | 2% |
G7 – Abaug – E7/G# – Gm7 – Fmaj7 – Dm7 – E7/G# – Dm7 – Am – Dm7 – Cmaj7 – Dm7 – Bm7b5/A – Am – Dm7 – Am – Dm6 – Am – Dm – Am – G/D – A6 – G/A – Emaj7 – G/D – D/A – Dm6 – Bb – Dmaj7 – Am – Dm6 – C7/E – Dm – Am – Dm – G – Am – G7/B – Dm – Am – Dm – Am – Dm7 – Am – Dm7 – Am – D6 – Am – …
