Don't Say You Love Me guitar chords
Auto-generated chord chart from YouTube analysis
About Tutti
Tutti is a free tool that analyzes a YouTube link or audio/video file to detect the key, tempo (BPM), time signature and chord progression, then builds guitar chord charts and TAB. Results are shown with a playback cursor so you can play along.
A chord progression lists the chords in the order they change. At each chord name (e.g. G, Em, C), fret that chord and strum in time.
Guitar chord chart for Don't Say You Love Me. Tutti analyzed the YouTube audio to extract key G# Major, 111 BPM. a progression of 22 chords. Check the progression, each chord's notes and practice tips, then play along with the cursor in the Tutti app.
Song notes
“Don't Say You Love Me” runs at 111 BPM in 4/4, in G# Major. The chart spans 76 bars and uses 22 distinct chords, changing roughly every 1.6 seconds.
18 of the chords need a barre (A#m, A#m7, B, C#, Cm, Cm6, Csus2, Csus4, D#7, D#m, D#m7, F#, Fm, G#, G#7, G#m, G#m7, G#sus4), so this sits at a advanced level.
With a capo on fret 6 you can play it with D# · Em · Em7 · D#maj7 · F · F# … shapes instead — 12 of 22 become open chords.
Start around 78 BPM with a metronome and work up to 111.
Tempo swings by ±15.0 BPM, so follow the recording rather than a metronome.
Dynamic range is 19 dB — a moderate swing between soft and loud passages.
Balance of the mix: Vocals 33%, Bass 29%, Drums 24%.
The vocal sits between G♯3 and G♯5 (centred on D♯4), which helps if you are picking a key to sing in.
Practice tips
- Around 111 BPM. Practice to a metronome for steady timing.
- 22 chords are used. Loop the sections where chords change quickly.
- This song is in G# Major; practicing other songs in the same key builds your chord sense.
Chords used & their notes (fingering reference)
The Roman numeral on each chord shows its function relative to the key, revealing the harmonic flow.
Chord progression
