Chords of: Circles by: Mac Miller. (Dmaj7, E, A, Amaj7) 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.
“Circles” by Mac Miller is in A Major and runs at about 76 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 100 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dmaj7, E, A, Amaj7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 2:44 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Amaj7 → A → Dmaj7 → Amaj7 → A → A6 → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:44 | 27% |
| A | 0:27 | 16% |
| Amaj7 | 0:20 | 12% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:18 | 11% |
| E6 | 0:11 | 6% |
| D6 | 0:09 | 5% |
| A6 | 0:08 | 5% |
| C#m | 0:06 | 4% |
E – Amaj7 – E – A – E – A – Dmaj7 – D6 – E – Amaj7 – E6 – Amaj7 – A – A6 – E – Amaj7 – E6 – A – E6 – A – D6 – Em7 – E – Amaj7 – E/B – A – E/B – C#m – F#m – Bm6 – Dmaj7 – E – Bm – C#m – E – Dmaj7 – E – A – E – D6 – Ab – E – Dmaj7 – Ebm7b5 – E – Dmaj7 – B – F#m – …
