Chords of: Yellow by: Tegan and Sara. (Dm7b5/C, D, A, Dmaj7) 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.
“Yellow” by Tegan and Sara is in D Major and runs at about 75 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm7b5/C, D, A, Dmaj7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 34% of the 3:47 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Dmaj7 → Bm → D → A → D → A → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 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 | 1:17 | 34% |
| A | 0:32 | 14% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:26 | 11% |
| D6 | 0:17 | 7% |
| A6 | 0:16 | 7% |
| G | 0:15 | 7% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Bm | 0:07 | 3% |
Eb – D – Gm – D – E7 – D – G – Am – D – A – E/B – D – G6 – D – A – D – G/D – D – E/D – D – G6 – D – Dm – Dmaj7 – D – A – Bm – Dmaj7 – D – A6 – Bm – G – D – A – G – D – A – G – D – A – A7 – F#m – Gmaj7 – D – A – D – A – Bm – …
