Chords of: Born in the U.S.A. (Official Video) by: Bruce Springsteen. (Bm, B, Em, Emaj7) 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.
“Born in the U.S.A. (Official Video)” by Bruce Springsteen is in E Minor and runs at about 122 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 102 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm, B, Em, Emaj7.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 60% of the 4:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → Bm → B → Bmaj7 → Em → B → Em → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 2:46 | 60% |
| E | 0:24 | 9% |
| Em | 0:20 | 7% |
| Emaj7 | 0:17 | 6% |
| Bm | 0:14 | 5% |
| E/B | 0:13 | 5% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| Abm7 | 0:03 | 1% |
B – E/B – Bm – E – Bm – E – B – Bmaj7 – E6 – Em – B – Em – B – Em – Ab7/C – B – Emaj7 – B – Emaj7 – F#m7b5/E – E – Abm7b5 – Bmaj7 – B – Emaj7 – B – E – Bmaj7 – E/B – B – Bm – E – B – E – B – Emaj7 – B – Emaj7 – B/A – Edim – B – E/B – B – E – B – E – B – E/B – …
