Chords of: We Are The World by: U.S.A. For Africa. (Gm7, E, F, C) 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.
“We Are The World” by U.S.A. For Africa is in C Major and runs at about 144 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 194 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm7, E, F, C.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 7:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → A/B → A → E → F#m7 → A/B → B7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:22 | 19% |
| F | 0:56 | 13% |
| C | 0:30 | 7% |
| A | 0:27 | 6% |
| B | 0:20 | 5% |
| Dm | 0:20 | 5% |
| Abm7 | 0:19 | 5% |
| Bb | 0:18 | 4% |
E – A/B – E6 – E – A – E – F#m7 – A/B – B7 – E – A – E – Amaj7 – B7 – E – C#m7b5 – C#m7 – Abm7 – A – Em – B – E – A – E – A – Baug – E – B/D# – C#m7 – Abm7 – F#m7 – Amaj7 – B7 – C#m7 – A – B – E – Amaj7 – B7 – E/B – Bmaj7 – E – C#m – Abm7 – F#m7 – E/B – E – A – …
