Chords of: Black by: Dave. (G/D, Dm, D, A7) 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.
“Black” by Dave is in D Major and runs at about 84 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 89 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G/D, Dm, D, A7.
Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 3:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → Am → Dm → Am → Dm → Gm → C → C#dim. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm | 0:33 | 15% |
| D | 0:25 | 11% |
| A7 | 0:18 | 8% |
| Bb6 | 0:18 | 8% |
| Bb | 0:15 | 7% |
| A6 | 0:11 | 5% |
| C | 0:10 | 4% |
| Am | 0:09 | 4% |
Dm – A – Am – Dm – A – Am – Dm – Gm – C – F – C#dim – A6 – Dm – Am6 – Gm7 – F – A6 – C#m – Dm – F#m7b5 – Bb – A – Bb – Fmaj7 – Em6 – Em7b5/D – Dm – D – A6 – Gm7 – F – A7 – C#dim – Daug – Dm – C – Bb6 – A7 – D – C – Bb6 – Amaj7 – Bb – F – E6 – Em7b5/D – Dm7 – Gm – …
