Chords of: Carry on Wayward Son by: Kansas. (F, G, C6, Am7) 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.
“Carry on Wayward Son” by Kansas is in F Major and runs at about 127 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 48 different chords across 299 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, G, C6, Am7.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 12% of the 5:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Baug → G → Bm7b5 → Em7 → E → Em7 → E → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:38 | 12% |
| E | 0:29 | 9% |
| Am7 | 0:21 | 7% |
| C | 0:20 | 6% |
| Em7 | 0:18 | 6% |
| D | 0:16 | 5% |
| A | 0:15 | 5% |
| F | 0:13 | 4% |
C/Bb – Baug – F – A7 – G – C7/E – G – Bm7b5 – A7 – C – A7 – D – Em7 – D7 – G – D/F# – A7 – C – A7 – D – Em7 – D7 – G – D – F#m – E – Em7 – E – Em – Gmaj7 – E – Em7 – E – Em7 – Am7 – D – Em7 – C6 – G – D7/F# – Am7 – D – C – G6 – D7/F# – E – Em – G/D – …
