Chords of: American Obituary by: U2. (A, Am, F, C6) 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 Obituary” by U2 is in F Major and runs at about 107 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 41 different chords across 147 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Am, F, C6.
Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 12% of the 4:16 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Cmaj7 → F → Cmaj7 → F → D → D7 → F7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 11 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am | 0:31 | 12% |
| D7 | 0:25 | 10% |
| D | 0:24 | 10% |
| F | 0:23 | 9% |
| A | 0:22 | 9% |
| C6 | 0:21 | 8% |
| Am7 | 0:16 | 6% |
| F7 | 0:14 | 5% |
F – Cmaj7 – F – Cmaj7 – F – D – D7 – Am – D7 – C6 – F7 – Gm6 – Am7 – Daug – Cmaj7 – D6 – C – Baug – Am7 – D – Cmaj7 – Am6 – C6 – D7 – Am6 – D7 – C6 – D – C – Am – D7 – C6 – Am – F – Cmaj7 – F – D – F – C – F – D – E7 – Emaj7 – A7 – D – Ebmaj7 – A6 – Em7b5/D – …
