Chords of: Patience by: Guns N' Roses. (C#, F#, B, C#/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.
“Patience” by Guns N' Roses is in B Major and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 116 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, F#, B, C#/G#.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 5:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → F# → Ab → C# → B → B6 → F# → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 1:42 | 30% |
| F# | 1:19 | 23% |
| B | 0:44 | 13% |
| C#/G# | 0:38 | 11% |
| Ab | 0:22 | 6% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:15 | 4% |
| F#maj7 | 0:11 | 3% |
| Ebm | 0:08 | 2% |
B – F# – Ab – F#/G# – Ab – C# – B – B6 – F# – F#6 – Ab – C# – B – F# – B – Eb – B – F# – C#/G# – Bmaj7 – Bbm – C#/G# – F# – Ab – C# – Bmaj7 – F# – Ab – C# – B – F# – B – Ebm – B – F# – C#/G# – B – F# – B – Ebm – Eb – Abm7 – B – F# – C# – F#m – F#/G# – C# – …
