Chords of: Life Is a Highway by: Rascal Flatts. (C, F, C6, Bbmaj7) 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 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 12 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, F, C6, Bbmaj7.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:47 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → F → C6 → Bbmaj7 → F → C → Bb7 → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 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 | 0:46 | 20% |
| C6 | 0:38 | 17% |
| C | 0:37 | 17% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:36 | 16% |
| C7 | 0:21 | 9% |
| Bb | 0:15 | 7% |
| F/C | 0:12 | 5% |
| Dm7 | 0:09 | 4% |
Bb – F – C6 – Bbmaj7 – F – C – Bb7 – F – C – Bb – F7 – C – Bbmaj7 – Bb6 – F7 – C – Bbmaj7 – F – C7 – Bbmaj7 – F – C – Bb – F – C7 – Bb7 – F – C – Bbmaj7 – F – C – C6 – Bb – F – C – Bbmaj7 – F – C7 – F/C – Bbmaj7 – F6 – C6 – Bbmaj7 – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – F – C7 – F/C – …
