Chords of: Like a Prayer by: Madonna. (Dm, Dm7, F, C) 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.
“Like a Prayer” by Madonna is in C Major and runs at about 112 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 196 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm, Dm7, F, C.
Dm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 5:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D7 → Bbmaj7 → Dm → C → Dm → F → C6 → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm7 | 1:00 | 18% |
| F | 0:46 | 14% |
| C | 0:40 | 12% |
| C6 | 0:38 | 12% |
| Dm | 0:31 | 9% |
| Bb | 0:30 | 9% |
| D7 | 0:15 | 4% |
| Bb6 | 0:14 | 4% |
D7 – B7/D# – Bbmaj7 – Dm – C/D – Gm – Dm – C/D – Gm – Dm – C/E – Edim – Bbmaj7 – Am – Bb – F/C – C – Dm – F – C6 – Bbmaj7 – Bb6 – A – C6 – D7 – Em7b5 – F – C6 – F – Bb6 – A – C6 – D7 – Bb – F – C – Dm – Bb – F – C – F – Cm – Bb – F – C – Dm – Bb – F – …
