Chords of: Circles by: Trey Songz. (Emaj7, D6, Dmaj7, E7) 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.
“Circles” by Trey Songz is in C Major and runs at about 105 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 179 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, D6, Dmaj7, E7.
D6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 5:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Dmaj7 → E → Dmaj7 → D6 → E → D6 → Bm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D6 | 0:55 | 18% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:36 | 12% |
| A | 0:30 | 10% |
| E7 | 0:29 | 10% |
| C#m7 | 0:28 | 9% |
| Bm7 | 0:20 | 6% |
| F#m7 | 0:19 | 6% |
| E | 0:17 | 5% |
E – Dmaj7 – A – Dmaj7 – A – E – C#7 – Dmaj7 – A – Bm7 – A – C#m7 – D6 – E – D6 – C#m – Bm7 – A – C#m7 – A – D6 – A6 – B – A – Bm7 – F#m7 – B – A – C#7 – D6 – A – B – Bbmaj7 – C#m7 – Amaj7 – D6 – F#m – D6 – F#m7 – B – A6 – C#7 – Amaj7 – D6 – Dmaj7 – A/B – Bm7 – E6 – …