Chords of: Temptation by: Tiwa Savage, Sam Smith. (D6, D, Am7, 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.
“Temptation” by Tiwa Savage, Sam Smith is in D Major and runs at about 105 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 101 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D6, D, Am7, Em.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 2:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → D6 → Em → Bm → Am → D → Em → Bm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 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 | 0:29 | 18% |
| D6 | 0:24 | 15% |
| Am7 | 0:20 | 12% |
| Em | 0:20 | 12% |
| Em7 | 0:20 | 12% |
| Am | 0:16 | 10% |
| Bm | 0:06 | 4% |
| C | 0:04 | 3% |
Am – D6 – Em – Bm – Am – D – Bm7 – Em – Bm – Am7 – G6 – D – Em7 – Dm – Am – D – C – D6 – Em7 – Am7 – D – Em7 – Am – D6 – Em – A7 – D – Am – D – Em7 – A – D – A – Em – Am7 – G6 – D – Em7 – D – C – Em7 – D – Am – D6 – Em – D6 – Am – Am7 – …
