Chords of: You Shook Me All Night Long by: AC/DC. (D, G, Cmaj7, Gmaj7) 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.
“You Shook Me All Night Long” by AC/DC is in G Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 135 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, G, Cmaj7, Gmaj7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → D → G → D → C → D → Gmaj7 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:03 | 31% |
| G | 0:40 | 20% |
| C | 0:28 | 14% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| G/B | 0:08 | 4% |
| Gm7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Bm | 0:06 | 3% |
G – D – G – D – Gmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C – D – Gmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C – D – Fm6 – G – Dm – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – D – Fmaj7 – Gm7 – Cmaj7 – D – G – Bb/F – C – G7/B – C – D – Gm7 – Cmaj7 – D – G – C – Bm – D – C – G – C – Bm – D – C – Bm – Gm – C – D – Gmaj7 – Gm – Cmaj7 – …
