CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Palm Trees, chord by chord.

Chords of: Palm Trees by: Nasty C. (C#maj7, C, C#, Dm7b5) 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 “Palm Trees”

“Palm Trees” by Nasty C is in Db Major and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 30 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#maj7, C, C#, Dm7b5.

C#maj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 76% of the 2:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Cmaj7 → C#maj7 → Ddim → C# → C#maj7 → C → C#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 2 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#maj71:4776%
C0:064%
C#0:053%
Cmaj70:043%
Baug0:032%
Dm7b50:032%
D70:022%
Ddim0:021%

Chord progression, in order

C – Cmaj7 – C#maj7 – D7 – C#maj7 – Cmaj7 – C#maj7 – Dmaj7 – Bm – A7/C# – Ddim – Gmaj7 – C# – C#maj7 – Baug – Fm – C – C#maj7 – Baug – Dm7b5 – G – C#maj7 – Baug – C#maj7 – Am7b5/G – C#maj7 – Cmaj7 – C#maj7 – D7 – C#maj7