Chords of: Car's Outside by: James Arthur. (A, D, F#m, Dmaj7) 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.
“Car's Outside” by James Arthur is in D Major and runs at about 74 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 117 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, D, F#m, Dmaj7.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → Dmaj7 → A6 → D → F#m → A → D → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:49 | 21% |
| F#m | 0:44 | 19% |
| D | 0:42 | 17% |
| E | 0:22 | 9% |
| C#7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| C# | 0:12 | 5% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| F#m7 | 0:08 | 3% |
F#m – A – E – Dmaj7 – F#m – A6 – E – D – F#m – A – E – D – F#m7 – A – E – A – D – F#m – E – F#m7 – D – Bm6 – A/B – F#m7 – E – Bm6 – A/B – F#m7 – E – Dmaj7 – B7 – A – C#7 – F#m – D – A – C# – F#m – D – Dm – F#m – A – E – D – F#m – A – E – D – …
