Chords of: Spirit In The Sky by: Norman Greenbaum. (D, A, A7, E) 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.
“Spirit In The Sky” by Norman Greenbaum is in D Major and runs at about 64 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 130 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, A, A7, E.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 47% of the 4:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E7 → A → Amaj7 → A → D → A → E → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:56 | 47% |
| D | 0:30 | 12% |
| A7 | 0:24 | 10% |
| E | 0:14 | 6% |
| Am6 | 0:11 | 4% |
| D7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| Amaj7 | 0:06 | 2% |
| E7 | 0:05 | 2% |
Abmaj7 – Dm6 – A – E7 – A – D – C6 – A – D7 – A – D – C6 – A – C6 – Dm6 – A – D – Cmaj7 – A – C6 – Dm – Amaj7 – D – C6 – A – C6 – Dmaj7 – A – D6 – D – A – E – A – D – A – E – A – D7 – A – C6 – Dmaj7 – A – Dmaj7 – Am6 – C/D – A – D – A – …
