Chords of: Sister Golden Hair by: America. (E, A, Abm, B) 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.
“Sister Golden Hair” by America is in E Major and runs at about 134 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, A, Abm, B.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → A → E → Abm → C#m → B → A → E6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:42 | 22% |
| A | 0:31 | 16% |
| Abm | 0:22 | 12% |
| B | 0:16 | 8% |
| Amaj7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| Abm7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| E6 | 0:10 | 5% |
| B6 | 0:10 | 5% |
C#m – A – E – Abm – C#m – B – A – E6 – E – C#/G# – Abm – A – E – Abm – A – F#m – B – C#m – Abm7 – A – F#m – E/F# – A6 – E – E6 – E – C#/G# – Abm – A – F#7 – E – Abm – A – F#m7 – B – C#m – Abm7 – A – F#m7 – Amaj7 – E – Bmaj7 – F# – B – Amaj7 – E – B6 – A – …
