Chords of: Walking in Memphis by: Marc Cohn. (C, F, Am7, G) 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.
“Walking in Memphis” by Marc Cohn is in C Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 183 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, F, Am7, G.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 4:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Cm → Am7 → C → C6 → C → C6 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1:27 | 35% |
| F | 0:38 | 16% |
| G | 0:22 | 9% |
| Am7 | 0:22 | 9% |
| C6 | 0:16 | 6% |
| Am | 0:15 | 6% |
| F6 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:06 | 2% |
F – Cm – Am – F – Am7 – F – Em – C – Dm – F – C – Am – F – C – Gm – Am7 – F – C7/E – G – C – Am – F – G – C6 – F – C – C6 – F6 – C – Am7 – C – Am – F – G – C – Am – F – C – Am – F – G – C – Am7 – F6 – G – C – Am – F – …
