Chords of: Royals by: Lorde. (Dm6, D, Dmaj7, D7) 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.
“Royals” by Lorde is in D Major and runs at about 85 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 61 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm6, D, Dmaj7, D7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dmaj7 → C6 → Dmaj7 → D → C → Gmaj7 → Dm7 → Dmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:52 | 26% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:41 | 21% |
| D7 | 0:26 | 13% |
| C | 0:24 | 12% |
| C6 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| G | 0:07 | 3% |
| Dm7 | 0:05 | 3% |
Dmaj7 – G/A – F#m – C6 – Dmaj7 – Dm7 – D – Cdim – C – Gmaj7 – Dm7 – Dmaj7 – D/C – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – D7 – C – G – D7 – D – C – G6 – Bm7b5/A – Dmaj7 – Bb/C – Am6 – D7 – G/A – D – Dm7 – D – Cdim – C – Gmaj7 – F6 – D – C – Gmaj7 – D7 – D – C – G – D7 – D – C – G6 – D6 – D7 – …
