Chords of: The Search by: NF. (D7/F#, Dmaj7, D, Dm) 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.
“The Search” by NF is in D Major and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 126 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D7/F#, Dmaj7, D, Dm.
Dmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 3:47 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab7 → D7/F# → Dm → D → A → D → Dm → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Dmaj7 | 1:18 | 35% |
| Dm | 0:27 | 12% |
| D | 0:25 | 11% |
| Bbaug | 0:12 | 5% |
| Em7b5/D | 0:11 | 5% |
| D7/F# | 0:09 | 4% |
| A | 0:08 | 4% |
| Gm | 0:07 | 3% |
Ab7 – D7/F# – Dm – D – A – D – Dm – D – A – Dmaj7 – D7 – Bbaug – C#m – Bbaug – Dmaj7 – Bb7 – Dmaj7 – Gm – D – E7 – Dmaj7 – Ddim – Em7 – Dmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Em7b5/D – C# – Gm – D7 – Em7b5 – C#6 – Bbaug – D – Dmaj7 – D – C#m6 – Bbaug – D – Em7b5/D – Dmaj7 – Em7 – C#m6 – Gm – Dmaj7 – Em7b5/D – Dmaj7 – Dm7 – Em7b5/D – …
