CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Often, chord by chord.

Chords of: Often by: Unknown T. (F#m, F#m7, D7/F#, D) 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.

About the chords of “Often”

“Often” by Unknown T is in D Major and runs at about 146 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 60 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m, F#m7, D7/F#, D.

F#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 2:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm7b5/Gb → F#m6 → Ab7 → Abm7b5/Gb → B6 → Ab7/C → B/F# → F#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#m70:2318%
D7/F#0:2116%
D0:1411%
Abm7b5/Gb0:1310%
F#m60:097%
F#maj70:097%
F#m0:097%
B/F#0:064%

Chord progression, in order

Ebm7b5/Db – Abm7b5/Gb – F#m6 – Ddim – F#m6 – Ab7 – Abm7b5/Gb – C#6 – F#m7 – B/F# – Abm7b5/Gb – F#m – F#6 – B6 – F#m7 – Ab7/C – B/F# – Gmaj7 – Ab7/C – F#m – F#maj7 – Abm7b5/Gb – F#m7b5 – D7/F# – D – F#m7 – F#6 – D7/F# – D – F#maj7 – D7/F# – Dm7b5 – Dmaj7 – F# – D7 – F#m7 – Ab7/C – Bm – F#m7 – Ab7/C – F#m6 – D7/F# – F#m6 – D/F# – F#m7 – F#maj7 – D7/F# – F#7 – …