Chords of: Sanctify by: Years. (C7, C#, Dm, Dm6) 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.
“Sanctify” by Years is in D Minor and runs at about 102 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 47 different chords across 131 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C7, C#, Dm, Dm6.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 5:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm6 → Dm → Dm6 → C7/E → C#m7b5/B → C# → E7/G# → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 0:42 | 13% |
| Dm6 | 0:32 | 10% |
| Dm | 0:32 | 10% |
| Amaj7 | 0:21 | 7% |
| C#m | 0:21 | 7% |
| Eaug | 0:18 | 6% |
| C7/E | 0:18 | 6% |
| A6 | 0:15 | 5% |
Dm6 – Dm – Bm7b5 – Dm – C#maj7 – Dm – Dm6 – C7/E – C# – C#m7b5/B – C# – E/G# – A6 – Gmaj7 – E7/G# – Amaj7 – C#m7b5/B – C# – A – D6 – Abm – E7/G# – Am7b5 – Eb7/G – C#m7 – Amaj7 – C#m7 – Abm7 – C# – A6 – B6 – C# – A6 – B – C#7 – Amaj7 – B – C# – A6 – B6 – C#m – F#m – C#m – F# – Emaj7 – C# – Amaj7 – Ab7/C – …
