CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Footloose, chord by chord.

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.

About the chords of “Footloose”

“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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
A70:4024%
A0:3118%
D0:2414%
Amaj70:148%
A7/C#0:117%
A60:085%
E0:064%
E70:053%

Chord progression, in order

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 – …