Chords of: This Has Gotta Stop by: Eric Clapton. (A, F#m7, A6, Bm7) 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.
“This Has Gotta Stop” by Eric Clapton is in A Major and runs at about 126 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 39 different chords across 163 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, F#m7, A6, Bm7.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 4:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D/A → A6 → A → Bm7 → A → F#m7 → E6 → D6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:43 | 18% |
| F#m7 | 0:34 | 14% |
| A6 | 0:23 | 9% |
| Bm7 | 0:19 | 8% |
| E/G# | 0:10 | 4% |
| Amaj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| D6 | 0:09 | 4% |
| D/A | 0:08 | 3% |
Amaj7 – D/A – A – D/A – A6 – D/A – A – D/A – A – C#m7 – F#m – E – A – Dmaj7 – C#m7 – Bm7 – E/B – F#m – E7 – C#m7 – F#m7 – Bm7 – A – F#m7 – E – A – C/E – Dmaj7 – C#m7 – Bm7 – F#m7 – E6 – F#m7 – D6 – A – A7 – F#m7 – E/G# – Amaj7 – D6 – F#m7 – E/G# – A – B – Abmaj7 – F#m7 – E – A – …
