Chords of: SUN GOES DOWN by: Lil Nas X. (D, Amaj7, A, Dmaj7) 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.
“SUN GOES DOWN” by Lil Nas X is in D Major and runs at about 174 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Amaj7, A, Dmaj7.
C#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 2:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → F#7 → D → Amaj7 → C#m → D → Amaj7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 10 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C#m7 | 0:28 | 17% |
| Amaj7 | 0:22 | 13% |
| C#m | 0:17 | 10% |
| A | 0:15 | 9% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:15 | 9% |
| D | 0:14 | 8% |
| F#7 | 0:10 | 6% |
| F#m7 | 0:09 | 5% |
A – F#7 – C#m7 – D – C#m7 – D – Amaj7 – C#m – D – C#m7 – D – Amaj7 – C#m – F#7 – C#m7 – D – C#m7 – D6 – C#m7 – F# – Amaj7 – C#m7b5/B – F#7 – B – C#m7 – B7 – F#m – D6 – C#m7 – A6 – C#m7 – B – C#m7 – D – C#m7 – B7 – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – B – C#m – F#7 – B7 – C#m7 – B – A6 – E6 – B7 – Amaj7 – …
