CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Let It Be, chord by chord.

Chords of: Let It Be by: The Beatles. (C, G, F6, Am) 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.

About the chords of “Let It Be”

“Let It Be” by The Beatles is in C Major and runs at about 138 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 168 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, G, F6, Am.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 4:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → G → Am → C → G → C → G → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C1:3540%
G0:4619%
F0:208%
Am0:188%
F60:187%
Fmaj70:146%
Am70:104%
G60:062%

Chord progression, in order

C – G – Am – Fmaj7 – F6 – C – G – F – C – F6 – C – G – Am – G – Fmaj7 – C – G – F – C – G7/B – C – G – Am – F6 – C – G – F – C – F6 – C – Am7 – G6 – F – C – G – F – C – Dm – C – G – Am – F6 – C – G – F – C – Dm – C – …