Chords of: Unholy by: Sam Smith, Kim Petras. (D, Dmaj7, C#, C#7) 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 D Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 90 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Dmaj7, C#, C#7.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 36% of the 2:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → D → C#maj7 → Dm → D → C# → D → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 0:55 | 36% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:40 | 26% |
| D | 0:23 | 15% |
| C#maj7 | 0:05 | 4% |
| Dm | 0:05 | 3% |
| C#7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| F# | 0:03 | 2% |
| Amaj7 | 0:03 | 2% |
C# – D – C#maj7 – D – C#maj7 – D – C#maj7 – Dm – C#m – C#aug – D – C# – D – C# – D – C# – Abm7 – Dm – C# – Gmaj7 – C# – D – C# – Dmaj7 – C# – D – C# – E7/G# – F# – C# – D7 – C# – Dmaj7 – C# – Dmaj7 – C#aug – Dmaj7 – C# – Dmaj7 – C# – Dmaj7 – C# – Dmaj7 – C#maj7 – A6 – Dmaj7 – C# – Dmaj7 – …
