About the chords of “While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood, Dhani Harrison,Prince)”
“While My Guitar Gently Weeps (Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood, Dhani Harrison,Prince)” by Tom Petty, Jeff Lynne, Steve Winwood, Dhani Harrison, Prince is in G Major and runs at about 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 196 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am7, Am, E, G.
Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 6:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → Am7 → F#m7b5 → F6 → Am → G → D → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
Chord frequency
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|
| Am | 1:05 | 18% |
| E | 0:45 | 12% |
| G | 0:33 | 9% |
| Am7 | 0:31 | 8% |
| F#m7b5 | 0:26 | 7% |
| C | 0:24 | 7% |
| D | 0:20 | 6% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:19 | 5% |
Chord progression, in order
Am – Am7 – F#m7b5 – F6 – Am – G – D – E – Am – C/G – F#m7 – Bm – D7/F# – F – Am – G – D – E – Am – C/G – F#dim – Bm – C – G/A – Fmaj7 – Am – G – C – G/D – E – A – C#m – F#m – C#m – Bm – E – A – C#m – F#m – C#m – Bm – Ebm7b5 – E – Am – C/G – F#m7b5 – F – Am – …
