Chords of: Yay by: Nancy Ajram. (D7, Em7, D, Em) 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.
“Yay” by Nancy Ajram is in D Major and runs at about 105 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 109 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D7, Em7, D, Em.
Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 4:28 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Em7 → D → Em7 → D → Em7 → D7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em7 | 1:24 | 31% |
| D7 | 0:54 | 20% |
| D | 0:48 | 18% |
| Em | 0:38 | 14% |
| G | 0:24 | 9% |
| Bm | 0:07 | 2% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:05 | 2% |
| C | 0:03 | 1% |
E – D – Em7 – D – Em7 – D – Em7 – D7 – D – Em – D7 – Em7 – D – Em7 – D7 – Em – G – Em7 – D7 – Bm7 – Em7 – G – Em7 – D7 – Bm – Em7 – D7 – Em7 – D7 – Em – D – Em7 – D – Em7 – D – Em7 – D – Em7 – C – D7 – Em – C – D – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D7 – C/E – Em – …
