Chords of: This Is America by: Childish Gambino. (Ebmaj7, Ebm7, Dm7b5, Eb/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.
“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 30 different chords across 64 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebmaj7, Ebm7, Dm7b5, Eb/Bb.
Ebm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 2:33 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → Eb6 → Abmaj7 → Dm7b5 → Ebm7b5 → Ebm7 → Abaug → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 13 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ebm7 | 0:38 | 25% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:24 | 16% |
| Eb/Bb | 0:10 | 7% |
| Dm7b5 | 0:09 | 6% |
| Eb | 0:09 | 6% |
| B | 0:08 | 5% |
| Eb6 | 0:08 | 5% |
| C#maj7 | 0:07 | 5% |
Ebmaj7 – Ab6 – Ebmaj7 – Fm6 – Gmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Eb6 – Fm – Eb6 – C#maj7 – Eb – Bmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Bbm6 – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Ebm – Dm7b5 – Ebm7b5 – Ebm7 – Emaj7 – Cm7b5/Bb – Abaug – Eb/Bb – Fm – Eb – Fm – Ebmaj7 – Abmaj7 – D7 – Eb/Bb – Ebm7 – C#maj7 – Ebm7 – C#/E# – D – B – Ebmaj7 – Bdim – Eb6 – Abaug – Cm – Ebm – Fm – Ebmaj7 – Ab – Eb – …
