Chords of: Elephant by: Tame Impala. (D, G, Dm7, Dm) 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.
“Elephant” by Tame Impala is in D Major and runs at about 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 112 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, G, Dm7, Dm.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 3:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → G → D → G → D → G → D → G. 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 | 1:07 | 32% |
| G | 0:38 | 18% |
| Dm7 | 0:28 | 14% |
| Dm | 0:19 | 9% |
| F | 0:10 | 5% |
| D7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| E | 0:03 | 2% |
| Amaj7 | 0:03 | 1% |
D – F – D – F – G – D – A – Bb – Amaj7 – Ab – G – F#m7b5/E – F – D – Fm – D – Fmaj7 – G – Cmaj7 – D – A – Bb – Amaj7 – Ab – G – F – D – F – D – F6 – G – Cmaj7 – D – C – B – Bb – A7 – G – F – E – Eb – Dm – Ebmaj7 – Dm – Dm7 – C/E – G – Gm – …
