Chords of: Gimme Shelter (Mono) by: The Rolling Stones. (B, C#, A, E6) 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.
“Gimme Shelter (Mono)” by The Rolling Stones is in A Major and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 119 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, C#, A, E6.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 42% of the 4:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm7 → E6 → A → F#m → E6 → A → C# → C#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 1:54 | 42% |
| A | 0:42 | 15% |
| B | 0:32 | 12% |
| E6 | 0:20 | 8% |
| C#m7 | 0:15 | 5% |
| Amaj7 | 0:09 | 3% |
| E | 0:07 | 2% |
| C#m7b5/B | 0:04 | 2% |
C# – Abm7 – E6 – A – Emaj7 – A/E – E6 – A – B – Amaj7 – Em – B – C# – F#m – E6 – A – B7/D# – Amaj7 – E/F# – B – C# – C#m7 – A/C# – B/F# – C# – C#m7 – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m7 – B – A – E – C# – B – Amaj7 – E6 – C#m – E/B – B – A – Am7 – E6 – C# – F# – C# – F#7 – C# – B – Amaj7 – …
