CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Beer For My Horses ft. Willie Nelson, chord by chord.

Chords of: Beer For My Horses ft. Willie Nelson by: Toby Keith. (Bb7, Bb, C7, Cm7) 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 “Beer For My Horses ft. Willie Nelson”

“Beer For My Horses ft. Willie Nelson” by Toby Keith is in Bb Major and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 159 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb7, Bb, C7, Cm7.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 51% of the 5:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm7 → C7 → Eb7 → Fmaj7 → C7 → Cm7b5/Bb → C7 → Em7b5. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A major shapes — the song stays in Bb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb2:4151%
F0:217%
C70:206%
Cm70:196%
Eb0:186%
Bbmaj70:134%
Gm70:083%
Ebmaj70:072%

Chord progression, in order

Cm7 – C7 – Eb7 – Fmaj7 – F#7 – C7 – D – C7 – Cm7b5/Bb – C7 – Em7b5 – Bb – Bbm7 – F7 – C#maj7 – Bb – Eb – Bb – F – Bb – Eb – Bb – F – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Bbm7 – Bb – Eb – Bb – Bbm – Gm7 – F – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Bb – F – Bbm – Bb – Eb – Bb – Dm – Gm7 – F – Bb – Eb – Bb – F – …