Chords of: Often a Bird by: Wim Mertens. (D, F#m, Dmaj7, 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.
“Often a Bird” by Wim Mertens is in D Major and runs at about 149 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 7 different chords across 70 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, F#m, Dmaj7, Em.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 42% of the 3:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dmaj7 → F# → Dmaj7 → F# → Dmaj7 → F#m → Dmaj7 → F#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 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 | 1:31 | 42% |
| F#m | 1:23 | 39% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| Em | 0:09 | 4% |
| F# | 0:09 | 4% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| G | 0:03 | 1% |
Dmaj7 – F# – Dmaj7 – F# – Dmaj7 – F# – F#m – Dmaj7 – F# – F#m – D – F#m – D – F#m – D – F#m – D – F#m – D – F#m – D – F#m – D – F#m – D – F#m – D – F#m – D – F#m – D – F#m – D – F#m – D – F#m – D – F#m – D – Dmaj7 – F#m – D – F#m – D – F#m – D – F#m – D – …
