CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Dear Father, chord by chord.

Chords of: Dear Father by: Laura Bretan. (D, G, Bm, 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 “Dear Father”

“Dear Father” by Laura Bretan is in D Major and runs at about 158 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 113 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, G, Bm, D6.

D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm7b5 → Fm7 → Bmaj7 → Fm6 → Dm7b5 → Dm6 → Ddim → E/D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 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
D0:5525%
G0:2712%
Bm0:2712%
D60:146%
Bm70:146%
Gmaj70:104%
A70:063%
D/A0:063%

Chord progression, in order

Dm7b5 – E – D7/F# – Fm7 – Bmaj7 – Fm6 – Bmaj7 – Dm7b5 – Dm6 – Ddim – C#m – Bm6 – Dm7b5 – E/D – Eb6 – Eb7 – Ab/Eb – Ebm7 – Ebmaj7 – B – Bb7/D – Amaj7 – Bb7/D – D6 – G – G6 – D6 – G – D – Bm7 – G6 – D/A – Bm – G – D – Am7 – Bm – Gmaj7 – D – A – Bm – F# – D – A – Bm – G – D – F7/A – …