Chords of: I Can See Clearly Now by: Jimmy Cliff. (C, D, G, 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.
“I Can See Clearly Now” by Jimmy Cliff is in C Major and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 68 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, D, G, A.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 42% of the 3:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D7/F# → Dmaj7 → G → D → G → A → D → G6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 0 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:20 | 42% |
| G | 0:32 | 17% |
| C | 0:26 | 14% |
| A | 0:13 | 7% |
| F | 0:08 | 4% |
| Amaj7 | 0:04 | 2% |
| C#m | 0:04 | 2% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:04 | 2% |
D7/F# – Dmaj7 – G – D – G – Amaj7 – D/A – A – D – G6 – D – C – G – D – C6 – G – D – G/D – D – G – A – D – Gmaj7 – D – C – G – D – F – C – F – A – C#m – G – C#m – Em – C – Bm7 – A – D – G – D – G – Amaj7 – D – G/D – D – C – G – …
