Chords of: You Can Call Me Al (Official Video) by: Paul Simon. (Bb, Fmaj7, F, C6) 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.
“You Can Call Me Al (Official Video)” by Paul Simon is in F Major and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 244 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Fmaj7, F, C6.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 4:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C6 → Fmaj7 → C → Fmaj7 → C6 → Fmaj7 → C6 → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 1:15 | 27% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:55 | 20% |
| C | 0:44 | 16% |
| Gm7 | 0:26 | 9% |
| C6 | 0:21 | 8% |
| Dm7 | 0:07 | 2% |
| C7 | 0:07 | 2% |
| Bb6 | 0:06 | 2% |
F – C – Bb – F – C – F – C – Gm7 – C – F – C – Gm7 – F – C – F – C – Gm7 – C6 – F – Gm7 – C6 – Gm7 – Fmaj7 – C – Gm7 – Fmaj7 – C – Fmaj7 – Em7b5/D – C6 – Bb6 – C6 – Fmaj7 – Em7b5/D – Fmaj7 – C – Dm7 – C – F – C – Gm7 – F – C – Fmaj7 – C – Dm7 – C – F – …
