CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Lucille, chord by chord.

Chords of: Lucille by: Kenny Rogers. (Fmaj7, Bb, F, C) 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 “Lucille”

“Lucille” by Kenny Rogers is in F Major and runs at about 142 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 69 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fmaj7, Bb, F, C.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → F7 → Cm → F7 → Bb → Bb6 → Ebmaj7 → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 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
Bb0:5826%
F0:4420%
C0:4219%
Eb0:167%
F70:146%
G70:146%
Cm0:083%
Fmaj70:042%

Chord progression, in order

Bb – F7 – Cm – F7 – Cm – F7 – Bb – Bb6 – Ebmaj7 – F – Am7b5/G – F6 – Gm – Am – Bb – F – Cm – F7 – Cm – F7 – Bb – Bb6 – Eb – F – F7 – Bb – Eb – Bb – Eb – Bb – F7 – Bb – C – G7 – Dm7 – G7 – Dm7 – G7 – C – C6 – C7 – Em7b5/D – F – G – G7 – C – Fmaj7 – F – …