Chords of: John Wayne by: Lady Gaga. (B, E7, Bm, Amaj7) 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.
“John Wayne” by Lady Gaga is in B Minor and runs at about 191 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 97 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, E7, Bm, Amaj7.
E7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 2:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bmaj7 → Bm7b5/A → Bm → Amaj7 → E6 → Bm → Amaj7 → E7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in B Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E7 | 0:31 | 18% |
| Bm | 0:27 | 16% |
| A | 0:10 | 6% |
| Amaj7 | 0:10 | 6% |
| D6 | 0:09 | 5% |
| Bm7b5/A | 0:07 | 4% |
| E6 | 0:07 | 4% |
| B7 | 0:06 | 4% |
Bmaj7 – Bm7b5/A – Baug – Bm7b5/A – Bm – Amaj7 – B7 – E6 – Em7b5 – D – Gaug – Bm – Amaj7 – B7 – E7 – Em6 – Dmaj7 – Em – D/F# – Gmaj7 – Amaj7 – Bm – A – B7 – A7 – B/A – E7 – D6 – Bm – A – B7 – A7 – Bm – Em7 – Abdim – C#m7b5/B – Amaj7 – Bm7 – E7 – D – Bmaj7 – Amaj7 – A/B – E6 – Dmaj7 – Em – D/F# – G – …
