Chords of: What America Is by: Tom MacDonald. (C, Dm, A#, 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.
“What America Is” by Tom MacDonald is in D Minor and runs at about 179 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 6 different chords across 104 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Dm, A#, F.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 2:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → F → A# → F → Dm → C → F → Dm. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:35 | 25% |
| Dm | 0:35 | 25% |
| A# | 0:32 | 23% |
| F | 0:28 | 19% |
| F/A | 0:10 | 7% |
| Dm7 | 0:02 | 2% |
C – Dm – A# – F – C – Dm – A# – F – C – Dm – A# – F – C – Dm – A# – F – C – Dm – A# – F – C – Dm – A# – F – C – Dm – A# – F – C – Dm – A# – F – C – Dm – A# – F – C – Dm – A# – F – C – A# – F – C – Dm – A# – F – C – …
