Chords of: This Is America by: Childish Gambino. (Eb6, G, F, Ebmaj7) 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.
“This Is America” by Childish Gambino is in C Minor and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 18 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb6, G, F, Ebmaj7.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 1:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fmaj7 → Fm → Fmaj7 → F → Emaj7 → Ebmaj7 → G → C6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:26 | 23% |
| F | 0:24 | 21% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:20 | 18% |
| A7 | 0:15 | 14% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:09 | 8% |
| Fm | 0:04 | 4% |
| C6 | 0:03 | 3% |
| Eb6 | 0:03 | 3% |
Fmaj7 – Gm – Fm – Fmaj7 – Gm6 – Fmaj7 – Gm7 – F – F# – Emaj7 – Ebmaj7 – A – G – F – C6 – F – A7 – Eb6
