Chords of: Vincent by: Don McLean. (G, Am, Cmaj7, D) 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.
“Vincent” by Don McLean is in G Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 109 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Am, Cmaj7, D.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Am → Cmaj7 → G → Am → Cmaj7 → D7 → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:54 | 24% |
| Am | 0:49 | 22% |
| D | 0:17 | 7% |
| D7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| Em | 0:15 | 6% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Em7 | 0:07 | 3% |
G – D7 – Am – Cmaj7 – G – E7 – D – G – Am – Cmaj7 – Gm – D7 – G – C – F#m7b5/E – G – Am – D7 – G – Bm – Em – Em7 – Am – Em – D7 – Em – A7 – C – Gmaj7 – G6 – G – Bbaug – Am – Cmaj7 – G/D – D7 – G – Em7 – A/G – G – Am – Cmaj7 – D6 – G – Am – D – D7 – G – …
