CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Calm Down, chord by chord.

Chords of: Calm Down by: Selena Gomez, Rema. (A, Bbmaj7, Am, D/A) 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 “Calm Down”

“Calm Down” by Selena Gomez, Rema is in D Minor and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 10 different chords across 26 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Bbmaj7, Am, D/A.

Bbmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 36% of the 0:30 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbmaj7 → Am → Bbmaj7 → A → D/A → Bbmaj7 → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bbmaj70:1136%
A0:0723%
Am0:0518%
D/A0:028%
D70:027%
Dm0:012%
D0:012%
C60:001%

Chord progression, in order

A – Bbmaj7 – Am – Bbmaj7 – D7 – A – Bbmaj7 – A – Bbm – Am – Dm – A – Eb/Bb – Am – Bbmaj7 – D7 – Am – Bbmaj7 – C6 – D – A – D/A – Bbmaj7 – Am – Bbmaj7 – A