Chords of: Three Little Birds by: Maroon 5. (A, D, Dmaj7, A7) 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.
“Three Little Birds” by Maroon 5 is in D Major and runs at about 156 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 49 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, D, Dmaj7, A7.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 67% of the 3:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → D → A → D → A → E → A6 → Dmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 2:11 | 67% |
| D | 0:30 | 15% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| A7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| A6 | 0:05 | 3% |
| E | 0:05 | 3% |
| Emaj7 | 0:02 | 1% |
| E6 | 0:02 | 1% |
A – D – A – D – A – E – A6 – Dmaj7 – A – E7 – Emaj7 – D – A – Cmaj7 – A – Dmaj7 – A – D – A – E6 – A6 – A – Dmaj7 – A – E – D/A – C6 – A – A7 – F#m – A – D – A – D – A – D – A – D – A – A7 – D – A7 – D – A – A7 – D – A – D – …
