Chords of: This Is America by: Childish Gambino. (Fmaj7, Gm6, Am7, Eb6) 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 G Minor and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 39 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fmaj7, Gm6, Am7, Eb6.
Gm6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Am7 → C6 → Am7b5/G → F → Fmaj7 → F → Gm6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in G Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gm6 | 0:49 | 23% |
| Am7 | 0:45 | 21% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:31 | 14% |
| Eb6 | 0:26 | 12% |
| F | 0:24 | 11% |
| C6 | 0:11 | 5% |
| Fm | 0:07 | 3% |
| Gm7 | 0:06 | 3% |
F – Gm7 – F – Am7 – Gm – Fmaj7 – C6 – Gm – F – Am7b5/G – Gm7 – F – Gm7 – F – Gm – Fmaj7 – Bb/Ab – F – Gm6 – Fmaj7 – Gm – Abaug – Bm7b5/A – F – Gm7 – F – Am7 – Eb6 – Fm – F – Gm7 – F – Gm7 – Fmaj7 – Eb6 – C6 – Fmaj7 – Gm – Fmaj7
