Chords of: Unholy by: Sam Smith, Kim Petras. (Ab, Dmaj7, C#, 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.
“Unholy” by Sam Smith, Kim Petras is in Gb Minor and runs at about 65 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 42 different chords across 128 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Dmaj7, C#, D.
Dmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 4:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm7 → Dm7 → Gm7 → Dm7 → Bbmaj7 → Cmaj7 → F6 → Bbmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Gb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dmaj7 | 1:03 | 24% |
| C# | 0:54 | 20% |
| D | 0:24 | 9% |
| Dm7 | 0:09 | 3% |
| C#7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| C#maj7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| A | 0:08 | 3% |
| F#maj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
Gm7 – Dm7 – Gm7 – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Bb6 – Bbmaj7 – Cmaj7 – F6 – Bbmaj7 – F6 – C/D – Dm7 – G7/B – C – A – F – Am – F – Bbdim – A – D6 – C#7/E# – Bb7/D – D6 – C#7 – Dmaj7 – Bbm – Gdim – Gm7b5 – C# – D – C#maj7 – D – C#maj7 – D – C#maj7 – Dm – C#m – C#aug – D – C# – D – C# – D – C# – Abm7 – …
