Chords of: You Are My Sunshine by: The Dead South. (A, Am, Dm, F) 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 Are My Sunshine” by The Dead South is in D Minor and runs at about 167 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 68 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Am, Dm, F.
Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 59% of the 3:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A/E → Dm → Am → Dm → Am → E7/G# → Am → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am | 1:58 | 59% |
| A/E | 0:16 | 8% |
| Dm | 0:16 | 8% |
| F | 0:16 | 8% |
| Dm7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| Em | 0:03 | 1% |
| A | 0:03 | 1% |
| E7/G# | 0:03 | 1% |
A/E – Dm – Am – Dm – Am – E7/G# – Am – Ab – Am – Bm7b5 – F – Bm7b5 – A/E – F – Am – Gaug – Cmaj7 – Am – Dm – Am – Dm – Am – Am7 – E7 – Am – Dm7 – Am – Dm7 – Am – Abm7 – Cmaj7 – Am – F – Am – F – Em – Am – G – Cmaj7 – Am – Dm7 – Dm – Am – Dm7 – Dm – Am – E7/G# – Am – …
