Chords of: Simple Man by: Lynyrd Skynyrd. (C#/G#, F#, B, Abm7) 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.
“Simple Man” by Lynyrd Skynyrd is in B Major and runs at about 121 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 204 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#/G#, F#, B, Abm7.
F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 5:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → F# → Abm → Bmaj7 → F# → Abm → Bmaj7 → F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F# | 1:30 | 25% |
| B | 1:12 | 20% |
| Ab | 1:00 | 17% |
| Abm7 | 0:32 | 9% |
| Ab7 | 0:31 | 9% |
| Abm | 0:23 | 6% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:12 | 3% |
| B6 | 0:05 | 2% |
Ab – Bb – B – F# – Ab – Abm – Bmaj7 – F# – Ab – Abm – Bmaj7 – F# – Ab – Abm – Abm7 – Bmaj7 – F# – Ab – Abm7 – Bb/C – B – F# – C#/G# – Abm7 – Bb – B – F# – Ab7 – Bb – B – F# – Abm7 – Bmaj7 – F# – Ab – Abm7 – Bb7 – B – F# – B6 – Ab – Ebm7 – Ab7 – Bb – B – F# – B6 – Ab – …
