Chords of: Child in Time (Live 1970) by: Deep Purple. (A, Am, G, Am7) 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.
“Child in Time (Live 1970)” by Deep Purple is in G Major and runs at about 97 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 51 different chords across 263 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Am, G, Am7.
Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 9:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → G → Am → G → Gm → Am → Am7 → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am | 3:09 | 33% |
| G | 2:02 | 22% |
| Am7 | 1:25 | 15% |
| A | 0:45 | 8% |
| F | 0:20 | 3% |
| E | 0:09 | 2% |
| A7 | 0:09 | 2% |
| Am6 | 0:07 | 1% |
G – Am – Em – Am – F – G – Am – Gm6 – Am – Am7b5/G – Am – F6 – G – C – Gm – Am – G – A – Am7 – G6 – A – Em7b5/D – Bbmaj7 – Am – Fmaj7 – G – Am7 – G – Am – Gaug – Am – F – G – A – Am7b5 – G6 – Am – D/A – G – Am – F – G – A – G6 – A – Gm6 – A – Adim – …
