CHORD LIBRARY

Play along God Only Knows, chord by chord.

Chords of: God Only Knows by: Dolly Parton, for KING, COUNTRY. (G, Gmaj7, A6, A) 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.

About the chords of “God Only Knows”

“God Only Knows” by Dolly Parton, for KING, COUNTRY is in G Major and runs at about 143 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 122 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Gmaj7, A6, A.

Gmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → Dmaj7 → Gmaj7 → A6 → Amaj7 → Gmaj7 → Dmaj7 → Gmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Gmaj71:0531%
A0:3115%
A60:3115%
D0:188%
Bm70:178%
Dmaj70:147%
Bm0:084%
D60:063%

Chord progression, in order

Gmaj7 – A – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – A6 – Amaj7 – Gmaj7 – A – Dmaj7 – E – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – D – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – A – D/A – A6 – Gmaj7 – Bm7 – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Bm – A – D – Gmaj7 – Bm – A – D – F#7 – Gmaj7 – Bm – A6 – A – D – Gmaj7 – Bm – A – D6 – Gmaj7 – Bm – D/A – A – Bm7 – A6 – Gmaj7 – A – D – …