Chords of: Sweet Home Alabama by: Lynyrd Skynyrd. (G, G6, D, 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.
“Sweet Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd is in C Major and runs at about 195 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 198 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, G6, D, C.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 4:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → D → G → D → G → D → G → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:13 | 26% |
| C | 1:11 | 26% |
| G6 | 0:38 | 14% |
| D | 0:36 | 13% |
| Dm | 0:26 | 9% |
| C6 | 0:08 | 3% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:06 | 2% |
| D6 | 0:05 | 2% |
D – C6 – G – D – Dm7b5/C – G – D – C6 – G – D – C – G – D – C – G – Dm – C – G – D – C – G – D – C – G – D – C – G – D – C – G – D – C – G – Dm – C6 – G – Dm – C – G – Dm – C – G – D – C – G6 – C – Dm – C – …
