Chords of: Amish Paradise by: "Weird Al" Yankovic. (G/D, G, G7, Cm) 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.
“Amish Paradise” by "Weird Al" Yankovic is in C Minor and runs at about 163 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 46 different chords across 168 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G/D, G, G7, Cm.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 3:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Abmaj7 → C7 → Dm7b5 → G7 → F6 → C/G → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 0:25 | 13% |
| G | 0:23 | 11% |
| Cm | 0:13 | 7% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| F | 0:12 | 6% |
| G7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| Ab6 | 0:11 | 6% |
| Eb6 | 0:08 | 4% |
Ab – F – Gmaj7 – C – Ab – F – Gmaj7 – C – Ebmaj7 – Ab – Bb6 – Abmaj7 – Gm7 – C – Eb6 – D6 – Abmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Ab6 – G – Eb6 – D – Fm – Abm7 – Bb – Fm – Gmaj7 – C7 – Dm7b5 – F – Gmaj7 – Eb7/G – C6 – Ab7 – F7 – G7 – C7 – Abm6 – F6 – C/G – Ab – Bbm – Ab6 – G – Eb6 – D7 – Cm7 – Ab – …
