Chords of: American Soldier (Radio Edit) by: Toby Keith. (D, A, E, F#m7) 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.
“American Soldier (Radio Edit)” by Toby Keith is in D Major and runs at about 82 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 86 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, A, E, F#m7.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 4:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Baug → E → Am → F#m7b5 → D6 → A → E → F#m7b5. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:06 | 25% |
| E | 0:59 | 22% |
| F#m7 | 0:43 | 16% |
| D | 0:35 | 13% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:09 | 3% |
| Baug | 0:08 | 3% |
| Am | 0:06 | 2% |
| B7 | 0:06 | 2% |
Baug – E – Am – F#m7b5 – D6 – A – E – F#m7b5 – D – F#m7 – E – A/E – E – A – E – D – A/B – E – A/E – E – A – E – C#m – E – D – A – D – E – A – E – E6 – D – A – Bm7 – E – A – F#m7 – D – A – B7 – D – Dmaj7 – E – E7 – A – Abm7b5/Gb – F#m7 – D6 – …
