CHORD LIBRARY

Play along If I Can't Have You, chord by chord.

Chords of: If I Can't Have You by: Shawn Mendes. (E7, D, Em7, G6) 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 “If I Can't Have You”

“If I Can't Have You” by Shawn Mendes is in D Major and runs at about 122 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 125 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E7, D, Em7, G6.

D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G6 → D → Em7 → Dmaj7 → F#m7 → Em7 → Dmaj7 → D6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D0:5831%
F#m70:3619%
Em70:2111%
Bm0:158%
Gmaj70:147%
G60:105%
Dmaj70:074%
Bm70:063%

Chord progression, in order

G6 – D – Bm – F#m7 – G6 – D – F#m7 – G6 – D – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – F#m7 – A – Em7 – B – F#m7 – Bm – Em7 – Dmaj7 – F#m7 – Bm – Em7 – Dmaj7 – F#m7 – Bm – F#m7b5/E – G – D – Em7 – F#m7 – D6 – F#m – C#m7b5/B – Gmaj7 – F#m7 – Em7 – D – Bm – F#m7 – D – F#m7 – D – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – F#m7 – F#m7b5/E – Gmaj7 – D – …