CHORD LIBRARY

Play along God Bless The U.S.A., chord by chord.

Chords of: God Bless The U.S.A. by: Lee Greenwood. (F, C/E, Bb, Bb/F) 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 “God Bless The U.S.A.”

“God Bless The U.S.A.” by Lee Greenwood is in F Major and runs at about 70 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 93 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, C/E, Bb, Bb/F.

F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Bb → F → Bb/F → F → Bb/F → Gm → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 11 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
F0:3318%
C/E0:2111%
Bb0:2011%
Bb/F0:169%
F/A0:158%
Bb/D0:137%
Dm0:126%
Gm70:126%

Chord progression, in order

F – C – Bb – F – C – Bb/F – F – Bb/F – Gm – Ebdim – Eb – C – F – Am – Gm7 – Dm – Bb – Gm7 – C/E – Bb/D – F – C/E – Bb/D – F – Bb – C7 – Dm – G – F/A – Bb – F/A – Gm7 – F/A – Bb – F/C – F – Bb/F – Dm7 – F – Fmaj7 – Bb/F – F – Bb/F – Gm – Dm7 – Eb – C – F – …