Chords of: Drifting by: Tiësto. (D, Am, G6, Em) 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.
“Drifting” by Tiësto is in D Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 51 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Am, G6, Em.
Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 2:27 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → Em → Am → G6 → Em → C6 → F6 → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Am | 0:34 | 23% |
| G6 | 0:27 | 18% |
| Em | 0:18 | 12% |
| F6 | 0:12 | 8% |
| C6 | 0:10 | 7% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:08 | 6% |
| F | 0:07 | 5% |
| G | 0:07 | 5% |
Am – Em – Am – G6 – Em – C6 – F6 – Am – G6 – Em – F – Am – G6 – Em – F6 – C6 – Am – G – Edim – A/E – Fmaj7 – Fm – Fmaj7 – Am – G6 – C/E – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Dm – Am7 – D – G6 – Am7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Am – G – Em – C6 – Am – G6 – A7 – Em – F – Am – G6 – C6 – Em7 – …
