Chords of: Jamaica Farewell by: Don Williams. (C, F, G7, G) 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.
“Jamaica Farewell” by Don Williams is in C Major and runs at about 114 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 10 different chords across 68 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, F, G7, G.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 52% of the 2:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → F/C → G7 → C/G → F → G7 → C → G7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 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 | 1:26 | 52% |
| F | 0:25 | 15% |
| G7 | 0:15 | 9% |
| G | 0:12 | 7% |
| F6 | 0:09 | 6% |
| G6 | 0:08 | 5% |
| C/G | 0:04 | 3% |
| F/C | 0:04 | 3% |
C – F/C – G7 – C/G – F – G7 – C – F6 – F – G7 – C – F6 – G6 – C – F – G7 – C – F – G – C – F6 – F – G – C – F6 – F – Em – G7 – C – F – G – G6 – G7 – C – F – G6 – G7 – C – F/C – G7 – C – F – G7 – C – F6 – F – G – C – …
