Chords of: Born to Run (Official Video) by: Bruce Springsteen. (E, B, Amaj7, G) 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 to Run (Official Video)” by Bruce Springsteen is in G Major and runs at about 71 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 41 different chords across 153 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, B, Amaj7, G.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 4:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → E7 → Bbm7b5/Ab → E → Amaj7 → E → Amaj7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:19 | 27% |
| B | 0:32 | 11% |
| Amaj7 | 0:23 | 8% |
| A | 0:21 | 7% |
| G | 0:17 | 6% |
| C#m7 | 0:13 | 4% |
| E/B | 0:10 | 3% |
| C#m | 0:10 | 3% |
G – E7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Bbmaj7 – B7 – E – Amaj7 – E/B – B – E – Amaj7 – E/B – F# – B7 – E – A – B – E – A – B – A – E6 – F#m – C#m – Bm7 – E – Bm7 – A – E6 – F#m – C#m – Bm7 – E/B – C#m7 – B7 – E – Amaj7 – E/B – Bmaj7 – E – Amaj7 – E/B – Bm – E – A – B7 – E – A – …
