CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Dear God, chord by chord.

Chords of: Dear God by: Avenged Sevenfold. (Fmaj7, C, F, Bb) 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.

About the chords of “Dear God”

“Dear God” by Avenged Sevenfold is in F Major and runs at about 138 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 191 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fmaj7, C, F, Bb.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 4:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Am → Bbmaj7 → F → C → Fmaj7 → Dm → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: beginner-friendly — only 4 chords, all of them common open shapes. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C1:0824%
F0:5118%
Bb0:3914%
Dm0:3613%
A7/C#0:114%
F60:073%
Bb60:072%
Bbmaj70:072%

Chord progression, in order

F – Cmaj7 – Dm7 – D – E7 – Dm – Am – Bbmaj7 – F – C – Em7 – Fmaj7 – C – Dm – Am – Bb – F – C – F – C – Dm – Em7 – F6 – Am7 – Bb6 – F6 – C – F – C7 – C6 – Dm – Em7 – Dm – Am – Bb – F6 – C – Dm7 – Eaug – F – C – Bb – Dm – C – Bb – F – C – F – …