CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Tightrope, chord by chord.

Chords of: Tightrope by: Michelle Ingrid Williams. (A, E, F#m, D) 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 “Tightrope”

“Tightrope” by Michelle Ingrid Williams is in D Major and runs at about 108 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 116 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, E, F#m, D.

A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → Amaj7 → E → A → C#7 → D → Bm7 → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
A0:5625%
E0:3315%
F#m0:2511%
D0:2210%
Dmaj70:219%
Dm60:115%
E/G#0:094%
Bm70:084%

Chord progression, in order

A – Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – A – E – A – C#7 – D – Bm7 – A – C#7 – D – Bm6 – Bm7 – F#m – Bm – E – E7/G# – A – F#m7 – E – Ddim – F#m – A/E – Bm7 – Dmaj7 – E – A – E7/G# – F#m – D – Dmaj7 – A – E7/G# – F#m – D – Dmaj7 – F#m – D – A – E – A – E7/G# – E/G# – F#m7 – E6 – D – Dmaj7 – …