Chords of: Royals by: Lorde. (D/A, D, D7, C) 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.
“Royals” by Lorde is in C Major and runs at about 85 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 71 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D/A, D, D7, C.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 4:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Emaj7 → A/C# → D7 → Dmaj7 → D → C → Gmaj7 → Dm7. 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 — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:55 | 23% |
| D7 | 0:38 | 16% |
| C | 0:28 | 11% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:19 | 8% |
| Emaj7 | 0:18 | 7% |
| G | 0:10 | 4% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| Am7 | 0:06 | 3% |
Emaj7 – A/C# – D7 – Amaj7 – D7 – Dmaj7 – Dm7 – D – Cdim – C – Gmaj7 – Dm7 – Dmaj7 – D/C – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – D7 – C – G – D – C – G6 – Bm7b5/A – Dmaj7 – Bb/C – Am6 – D7 – Em7 – D – Dm7 – D – Cdim – C – Gmaj7 – G6 – F6 – D – C – Gmaj7 – D7 – D – C – G – D – C – G6 – D6 – D7 – …
