CHORD LIBRARY

Play along SAD, chord by chord.

Chords of: SAD by: MC Bilal. (D, F#m, F#m7, 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.

About the chords of “SAD”

“SAD” by MC Bilal is in D Major and runs at about 82 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 77 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, F#m, F#m7, Amaj7.

F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 1:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → C#m → F#m → E6 → F#m → Amaj7 → F#m → E6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 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
F#m0:2420%
Dmaj70:1513%
Amaj70:119%
D0:097%
E60:087%
F#m70:087%
C#m0:076%
C#m70:065%

Chord progression, in order

D – F#m – Amaj7 – C#m – Dmaj7 – F#m – A – E6 – Dmaj7 – F#m – Amaj7 – C#7 – D – F#m – A – E6 – Dmaj7 – F#m – A6 – C#m – Dmaj7 – F#m – E6 – Dmaj7 – F#m – A6 – C#m7 – Dmaj7 – F#m7 – B/F# – F#m – E – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – C#m – Dmaj7 – F#m – Emaj7 – D – F#m – C#m – Dmaj7 – F#m6 – E7 – D6 – F#m6 – Amaj7 – E7/G# – …