Chords of: Livin' On A Prayer by: Yuuri. (Dm, C, A#, 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.
“Livin' On A Prayer” by Yuuri is in C Minor and runs at about 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm, C, A#, D#.
Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 41% of the 4:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Dm → A# → C → Dm → A# → C → Dm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm | 1:54 | 41% |
| C | 1:02 | 22% |
| A# | 0:39 | 14% |
| D# | 0:25 | 9% |
| C# | 0:13 | 5% |
| F | 0:06 | 2% |
| Fm | 0:04 | 1% |
| Dm/A | 0:04 | 1% |
C – Dm – A# – C – Dm – A# – C – Dm – A#maj7 – C – Dm – C – Dm – A#/D – C – Dm – A# – C – Dm – A# – C – Dm – A# – C – Dm – A# – C – Dm – A# – C – A# – C – F – A# – C – Dm – A# – C – F – A# – C – Dm – C – Dm – A# – C – Dm – A# – …
