Chords of: Watch the Wind Blow By by: Tim McGraw. (Cm7, Bb, F, Dm7) 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.
“Watch the Wind Blow By” by Tim McGraw is in F Major and runs at about 125 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 129 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm7, Bb, F, Dm7.
Cm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 4:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Dm7 → Cm7 → Bb → Dm7 → Cm7 → Bb → Cm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cm7 | 1:04 | 24% |
| Bb | 1:01 | 23% |
| F | 0:42 | 16% |
| Dm7 | 0:19 | 7% |
| Eb | 0:15 | 6% |
| Gm | 0:12 | 5% |
| Dm | 0:10 | 4% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
Bb – Dm7 – Cm7 – Eb – Cm7 – Bb – Dm7 – Cm7 – Gm – Cm7 – Bb – Cm7b5 – Dm – Cm7 – Bb – C#maj7 – Dm7 – Cm7 – Eb – Cm7 – Bb – F – Gm – Bb/C – F – Cm – F – Bb – Dm7 – Cm7 – Bb – Dm – Cm7 – Bb – F7/A – Dm – Gm – Eb/G – Gm7 – F – Bb – Cm – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Eb6 – Ebmaj7 – Bb/C – Ab – …
