Chords of: The Gift by: Jim Brickman. (F, A#, C, F/A) 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.
“The Gift” by Jim Brickman is in F Major and runs at about 142 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 107 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, A#, C, F/A.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A# → Gm7 → A#/F → D# → F → Gm7/F → D# → Cm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 0:39 | 17% |
| A# | 0:34 | 15% |
| C | 0:26 | 12% |
| F/A | 0:22 | 10% |
| Gm7 | 0:17 | 8% |
| D# | 0:13 | 6% |
| A#/D | 0:12 | 5% |
| Dm | 0:10 | 5% |
A# – Gm7 – A#/F – D# – F – Gm7/F – D# – A#/D – Cm7 – F – A# – F/A – Gm7 – A#/F – D# – A#/D – Cm7 – F – F7 – A#/D – D# – F – A#/D – D# – F7 – A#/D – D7 – Gm – Gm7 – Edim – Cm7 – A#/D – F – A# – Gm7 – A#/F – D# – A#/F – F – C/E – Dm – A# – F/A – Gm – C7 – F – C/E – Dm – …
