Chords of: Don't You (Forget About Me) by: Simple Minds. (Dmaj7, D, A, E) 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.
“Don't You (Forget About Me)” by Simple Minds is in D Major and runs at about 111 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 130 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dmaj7, D, A, E.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 4:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → D7 → Em → Dmaj7 → Am → Daug → E → Daug. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:08 | 26% |
| A | 0:41 | 16% |
| E | 0:28 | 11% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:18 | 7% |
| E7 | 0:17 | 7% |
| C | 0:12 | 4% |
| Em | 0:10 | 4% |
| Daug | 0:08 | 3% |
D – E – Em – D – Em7 – C – D7 – Em – D – Em7 – C – D – Edim – Emaj7 – Dmaj7 – Am – Daug – E – Daug – A6 – Em7b5/D – Dm – Eaug – Em7b5/D – D – A7 – Em7b5/D – Eaug – D – Amaj7 – Bb7/D – D – E – D – A – D – E – D – A – C – Gmaj7 – D – A – C – Am7b5/G – Gmaj7 – D – A – …
