Chords of: Angel by: Sarah McLachlan. (D, G, A, A7) 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.
“Angel” by Sarah McLachlan is in D Major and runs at about 109 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 144 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, G, A, A7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 5:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → G6 → D → Bm7b5 → Em7 → D → A → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:33 | 29% |
| G | 1:08 | 21% |
| A | 0:24 | 7% |
| A7 | 0:23 | 7% |
| F#m | 0:21 | 7% |
| Em | 0:20 | 6% |
| Bm7 | 0:17 | 5% |
| Em7 | 0:15 | 5% |
D – G6 – D – G – Bm7b5 – Em7 – Gmaj7 – D – Bm – E/B – A – D – Em – A6 – G6 – G – D – Bm7 – A7 – A6 – Em7 – D – G – D/A – Bm7 – A – Em – G6 – Am7 – D – Bm7 – A7 – D – G/D – Em – D – F#m – A6 – D – G – D – Bm7 – A7 – G/A – Em – D – Gmaj7 – A7 – …
