CHORD LIBRARY

Play along American Girls (Live), chord by chord.

Chords of: American Girls (Live) by: Harry Styles. (F#, C#, F#maj7, F#6) 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.

About the chords of “American Girls (Live)”

“American Girls (Live)” by Harry Styles is in Db Major and runs at about 101 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 12 different chords across 80 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, C#, F#maj7, F#6.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 39% of the 3:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Eb7/G → F# → C# → F# → C# → F#maj7 → C#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#1:2039%
F#maj70:3417%
F#60:3216%
F#0:2814%
Ebm70:105%
Ebm0:073%
Eb7/G0:063%
C#maj70:042%

Chord progression, in order

C# – Eb7/G – Ebm7 – F# – F#6 – C# – Ebm7 – F# – F#6 – C# – Ebm7 – F#maj7 – F#6 – C#maj7 – Ebm7 – F#maj7 – F#6 – C# – Ebm7 – F#maj7 – F#6 – C# – Ebm7 – F#maj7 – C# – F#maj7 – Ebm – F# – Ebm – C# – F#6 – C# – F#/C# – F#maj7 – Ebm – F#maj7 – Ebm – C# – Ebm – C# – Ebm7 – F#maj7 – F#6 – F# – Ebm7 – C# – Ebm – F#maj7 – …