Chords of: Mainstay by: Rod Wave. (Dmaj7, A, E, 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.
“Mainstay” by Rod Wave is in D Major and runs at about 148 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 9 different chords across 101 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dmaj7, A, E, D.
Dmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 50% of the 4:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dmaj7 → A → Dmaj7 → E → Dmaj7 → A → Dmaj7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dmaj7 | 2:15 | 50% |
| A | 1:19 | 29% |
| E | 0:26 | 10% |
| D | 0:17 | 6% |
| Amaj7 | 0:05 | 2% |
| F#m7 | 0:04 | 1% |
| E/Ab | 0:02 | 1% |
| F#m | 0:02 | 1% |
F#m7 – E/Ab – A – Dmaj7 – A – Dmaj7 – E – A – Dmaj7 – A – Dmaj7 – F#m7 – E – A – Dmaj7 – F#m7 – E – Dmaj7 – E – A – Dmaj7 – A – Dmaj7 – E – A – D – A – D – A – D – A – Dmaj7 – A – E – A – Dmaj7 – E – A – D – A – Dmaj7 – E – Dmaj7 – A – Dmaj7 – F#m/A – A – D – …
