Chords of: God Is by: Kanye West. (Bb7, C#, Ab/C, C#7/E#) 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.
“God Is” by Kanye West is in Db Major and runs at about 105 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 91 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb7, C#, Ab/C, C#7/E#.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#maj7 → Ab/C → F#/A# → C# → Bbm → Bbm7 → Ebm7 → F#/C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 11 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 0:46 | 23% |
| Ab/C | 0:27 | 13% |
| Bb7 | 0:19 | 9% |
| C#7/E# | 0:13 | 6% |
| C#/B | 0:13 | 6% |
| B6 | 0:12 | 6% |
| Bb | 0:09 | 5% |
| Fm | 0:07 | 3% |
C#maj7 – Ab/C – Bbm7 – F#/A# – Ab7 – C# – C#aug – Cm7b5 – F7 – Bbm – F#/G# – F#dim – Fm – B7 – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Ab – C# – F#/C# – F#/G# – Ab7 – C# – Ab/C – Ab6 – C#/B – B6 – Bbm7 – Bb7 – Bbm – Eb – C# – Ab/C – Ab6 – Eb7 – B6 – C#7/E# – Abm6 – Bb – Bbm – Bmaj7 – Bb7/D – Ebm – C# – Ab/C – Ab7/C – Ab – C#/D# – …
