Chords of: Sweet Child O' Mine by: Guns N' Roses. (Eb, C#, B, F#) 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.
“Sweet Child O' Mine” by Guns N' Roses is in B Major and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 39 different chords across 148 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, C#, B, F#.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 4:44 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → B6 → C# → B → F# → C# → B → F#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 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# | 1:22 | 29% |
| F# | 0:32 | 11% |
| B | 0:31 | 11% |
| Ab | 0:22 | 8% |
| Eb | 0:21 | 7% |
| B6 | 0:14 | 5% |
| F#6 | 0:13 | 4% |
| Ab7 | 0:09 | 3% |
C# – F# – C# – F#m – B6 – F# – Bb7 – F# – C# – B – F# – Ab7 – F#/G# – C# – B – F#maj7 – C# – B6 – C#7/E# – F# – C# – Ab – B – C# – Ab7 – Bb7 – B – C# – B – F# – C# – B – Emaj7 – F# – B – C# – B6 – F# – C# – Ab – B – C# – Ab – B6 – F#/C# – C# – Ab – B – …
