CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Self Care, chord by chord.

Chords of: Self Care by: Mac Miller. (Bb7, D, F#maj7, Dm) 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 “Self Care”

“Self Care” by Mac Miller is in D Major and runs at about 131 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 180 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb7, D, F#maj7, Dm.

D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 5:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm7 → D → Gm7 → D7 → Gm7 → D → Gm7 → D7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D1:0519%
F#maj70:3911%
Fm70:329%
Dm0:329%
F#60:298%
Gm70:216%
D70:206%
Bb70:196%

Chord progression, in order

Gm7 – D – Gm7 – D7 – Gm7 – D – Gm7 – D7 – Dm – D7 – Dm – D7 – G – Gm7 – D7 – Gm – D6 – Gm7 – D – Gm – D7 – Bb6 – D – Gm – Dmaj7 – Gm – D – Em7b5/D – D7 – Daug – Bb6 – D – Em7b5/D – Dm7 – Bb6 – Dm – Em7b5/D – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb6 – D – Bb7/D – D – Dm – Gm – D – Dm – D7 – …