Chords of: Live While We're Young by: One Direction. (Bm, D, Bm7, A6) 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.
“Live While We're Young” by One Direction is in D Major and runs at about 126 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 147 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm, D, Bm7, A6.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 34% of the 3:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D7 → D → Gmaj7 → Amaj7 → Gmaj7 → A → G6 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 7 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 | 1:06 | 34% |
| Bm7 | 0:35 | 18% |
| A | 0:17 | 9% |
| A6 | 0:16 | 8% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:15 | 8% |
| Bm | 0:11 | 5% |
| G | 0:10 | 5% |
| G6 | 0:08 | 4% |
D/E – Gmaj7 – D7 – D – Gmaj7 – D – D6 – Gmaj7 – Amaj7 – D6 – Gmaj7 – D – G – A – Bm7 – G – D – A – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – D – A – Bm7 – G – D – A – Bm7 – G6 – D – Bm7 – A – D – Bm7 – A – D – Bm7 – A6 – Bm7 – A6 – G6 – A6 – D – A – D – Bm – D – Bm – D – …
