Chords of: Pretender by: Pentatonix. (A, Bm7, A/B, 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.
“Pretender” by Pentatonix is in D Major and runs at about 184 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 108 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Bm7, A/B, D.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 2:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → F#m7 → Bm7 → A → Amaj7 → B7 → Bm7 → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:24 | 14% |
| Bm7 | 0:17 | 10% |
| A/B | 0:16 | 10% |
| D | 0:10 | 6% |
| F#m7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| Amaj7 | 0:08 | 5% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:08 | 5% |
| B7 | 0:07 | 4% |
A – E/G# – C#7 – F#m7 – Bm7 – E – A – Bm7b5/A – Amaj7 – C#7 – F#m – B7 – Bm7 – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – C#7 – F#m7 – B7 – Bm7 – D/E – A/E – Bm7 – A – E – Dmaj7 – F – F#m7 – E/B – Amaj7 – D – A – Fm7 – F#m7 – E/B – B7/D# – D6 – C#aug – Fm7 – F#m7 – E – D – C#/B – B/F# – F#m – B/D# – Bm7 – E7 – A – …
