Chords of: Footloose by: Kenny Loggins. (F, A7, A, D) 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.
“Footloose” by Kenny Loggins is in F Major and runs at about 174 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 59 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, A7, A, D.
A7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 2:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A7 → Amaj7 → A7 → A → D → A → D → Ebm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A7 | 0:40 | 24% |
| A | 0:31 | 18% |
| D | 0:24 | 14% |
| Amaj7 | 0:14 | 8% |
| A7/C# | 0:11 | 7% |
| A6 | 0:08 | 5% |
| E | 0:06 | 4% |
| E7 | 0:05 | 3% |
A7 – Amaj7 – A7 – A – D – A – Am7 – D – Ebm – B7 – E – F#7 – G6 – Abaug – Ebmaj7 – A7 – D – A – A6 – A7 – D – A6 – A7 – D/C – Am – C#maj7 – Gm – D – Amaj7 – D – A – D – A – Am – C#maj7 – D – Ebm7 – E – F#m7b5 – Gm6 – E – F/C – A7 – D – A7 – D – A6 – A7 – …