Chords of: Khe Sanh by: Cold Chisel. (G, D, C, Em) 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.
“Khe Sanh” by Cold Chisel is in C Major and runs at about 82 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 193 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, D, C, Em.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 4:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → C → D → C → G → C → D → C. 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:54 | 22% |
| G | 0:52 | 21% |
| D | 0:48 | 20% |
| Em | 0:39 | 16% |
| Am7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| F | 0:06 | 2% |
| D/F# | 0:05 | 2% |
G – D – Em7 – D – C – G – Am7 – D – Em – D/E – C – G – D – Em – Dm6 – C – D – G/A – Dm7 – B – Em – C – G – C – G – Am7 – F – D – Em7 – D – Em – C – G – C – G – D – E – C – D – B – Em – C – G – C – Em – Am7 – D – G – …
