Chords of: Life is a Highway by: Rascal Flatts. (Bb6, F, Bbmaj7, 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.
“Life is a Highway” by Rascal Flatts is in F Major and runs at about 103 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 183 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb6, F, Bbmaj7, C.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 4:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm7b5 → G7 → Abm6 → B/C# → C → F → Bb → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash 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 | 0:58 | 20% |
| C | 0:52 | 18% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:36 | 13% |
| Dm7 | 0:24 | 8% |
| Bb | 0:18 | 6% |
| G7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| Dm | 0:12 | 4% |
| F6 | 0:11 | 4% |
Dm7b5 – D – Eb – G7 – Abm6 – B/C# – Gaug – C – F – Dm7b5 – C/Bb – Dm7 – Bb – F – Bb – F – C – Bbmaj7 – F6 – Bbmaj7 – F – Bb – F6 – C – Bbmaj7 – C – Bbmaj7 – F – Cmaj7 – Dm7b5/C – Bbm – Fmaj7 – C – Dm – C6 – C – Bbmaj7 – G – G7 – Dm7 – F – Bb – F – Bb – C – Bbmaj7 – C – Dm7 – …
