CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Butterflies, chord by chord.

Chords of: Butterflies by: Red Velvet. (Gmaj7, Bm7, F#7, Dmaj7) 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 “Butterflies”

“Butterflies” by Red Velvet is in D Major and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 136 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gmaj7, Bm7, F#7, Dmaj7.

Bm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:33 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → D → Dm6 → Gmaj7 → A6 → F#7 → Bm7 → G6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bm70:4722%
Gmaj70:3215%
F#70:167%
A60:157%
G60:136%
F#m70:126%
Dmaj70:125%
D0:084%

Chord progression, in order

Dm – A7 – Dm7b5 – Am – G7/B – D – Dm6 – Gmaj7 – A – Bm7 – C#m7b5/B – A6 – Gmaj7 – F#7 – Bm7 – Am – D – G6 – F#7 – Bm7 – Am – D7 – Gmaj7 – F#7 – Bm7 – Am – D7 – Gmaj7 – A7/C# – F#7 – Bm7 – E7 – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – A6 – Bm7 – A – D6 – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – A/B – A6 – D6 – F#m – Gmaj7 – …