CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Straight From The Heart (Classic Version), chord by chord.

Chords of: Straight From The Heart (Classic Version) by: Bryan Adams. (C, F, G, Am) 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 “Straight From The Heart (Classic Version)”

“Straight From The Heart (Classic Version)” by Bryan Adams is in C Major and runs at about 170 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 11 different chords across 71 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, F, G, Am.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 50% of the 3:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → F → C → F → C → Am → C → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C1:4550%
F0:4120%
G0:2713%
Am0:157%
Dm70:084%
Em70:042%
A#/F0:031%
C/E0:021%

Chord progression, in order

C – F – C – A#/F – F – G – C – F – G – C – F – G – C – Am – F – G – C – A#/F – F – C – Am7 – F – G – C – F – G – C – Am – F – G – Dm7 – Em – C/E – F – G – Dm7 – Em7 – F – G – Dm7 – Em7 – Am – F – G – C – F – G – C – …