Chords of: I Gotta Try (Official Music Video) by: Michael McDonald. (D6, D, Gm7, Am7) 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.
“I Gotta Try (Official Music Video)” by Michael McDonald is in D Major and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 45 different chords across 181 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D6, D, Gm7, Am7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#7/A# → D → D6 → D → Am7 → D → Am7 → Gm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 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 | 0:46 | 20% |
| Am7 | 0:25 | 11% |
| Gm7 | 0:22 | 9% |
| Dm7 | 0:18 | 8% |
| F#7/A# | 0:16 | 7% |
| Em7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| C/D | 0:10 | 4% |
| G/A | 0:08 | 4% |
F#7/A# – Fmaj7 – G/D – Am7b5/G – Gmaj7 – D – G6 – D – G6 – D – G6 – D6 – G – D – Gmaj7 – D – C/G – Bb6 – Am7 – D – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – C – D – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – D – Gm7 – F/A – Bb6 – Fmaj7 – G/A – Fmaj7 – F/G – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – C/D – Dm7 – Am7 – Dm7 – C/E – F/G – Gm7 – Fmaj7 – Dm7 – Am7 – Dm – C/D – …
