Chords of: By Die Dam by: Marno van der Merwe. (Dmaj7, D, G, A) 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.
“By Die Dam” by Marno van der Merwe is in D Major and runs at about 103 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dmaj7, D, G, A.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 2:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Bm7 → D → Bm7 → Gmaj7 → Amaj7 → Dmaj7 → G. 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 | 1:03 | 35% |
| G | 0:31 | 17% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:26 | 14% |
| A | 0:20 | 11% |
| Amaj7 | 0:10 | 6% |
| Bm7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| A7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:05 | 3% |
D – Bm7 – A/E – F#m – C/G – A – D – Bm7 – G – E – D – Em7 – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – G7 – D – Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – G – D – G7 – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – D – G – Dmaj7 – A – D – G – Dmaj7 – A7 – D – Dmaj7 – G – D – Bm7 – A – Dmaj7 – G – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – Amaj7 – D – E – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – …
