Chords of: Birthday by: Maarifa. (Emaj7, Dmaj7, Gmaj7, C#m7b5/B) 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.
“Birthday” by Maarifa is in D Major and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 77 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, Dmaj7, Gmaj7, C#m7b5/B.
Gmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 2:16 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G/A → D → G → Gmaj7 → Am → Dmaj7 → Bm → D7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Gmaj7 | 0:20 | 14% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:19 | 14% |
| C#m7b5/B | 0:07 | 5% |
| D | 0:07 | 5% |
| Bm7 | 0:07 | 5% |
| A/B | 0:06 | 5% |
| D7 | 0:06 | 4% |
| F#m | 0:05 | 4% |
D – G/A – D – F#m – G – F#m – Em7 – F#m – Gmaj7 – Am – Dmaj7 – G – F#m – G – D – Bm – A7 – Abmaj7 – D6 – D7 – Bm7 – C/G – Am7b5/G – Gmaj7 – Amaj7 – Dm – G7/B – C#m7b5/B – Aaug – D7 – G/B – A/B – Gdim – D7/F# – Dmaj7 – Bm7b5 – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – C#/B – Gmaj7 – Aaug – Dmaj7 – D7 – Bm7 – G6 – A7 – Gm – …
