10 distinct chords · 70 changes · 3:37 long
Timeline
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- E
- B
- G♯
- C♯m
- A
- D
- Em
- G♯m
- F♯
- C♯
What you are playing
Chords for Gospel 1945 – Himno Antiguo, laid out across its 3:37 exactly where they fall. Most of it sits in E major. It leans on barre chords — with a capo on fret 4 the same song becomes C G E Am F A♯ Cm Em D A, which sits easier under the hand. Every one of its 10 chords is a plain triad, so three notes under the right hand covers the whole song.
Play it in another key
The same song, moved. Every row is Gospel 1945 – Himno Antiguo shifted by that many semitones — useful when the recording sits too high or too low for your voice. The chords keep their relationships, so the song is unchanged apart from its pitch.
| Shift | Key | Chords |
|---|---|---|
| B major | BF♯D♯G♯mEABmD♯mC♯G♯ | |
| C major | CGEAmFA♯CmEmDA | |
| C♯ major | C♯G♯FA♯mF♯BC♯mFmD♯A♯ | |
| D major | DAF♯BmGCDmF♯mEB | |
| D♯ major | D♯A♯GCmG♯C♯D♯mGmFC | |
| E major | EBG♯C♯mADEmG♯mF♯C♯ | |
| F major | FCADmA♯D♯FmAmGD | |
| F♯ major | F♯C♯A♯D♯mBEF♯mA♯mG♯D♯ | |
| G major | GDBEmCFGmBmAE | |
| G♯ major | G♯D♯CFmC♯F♯G♯mCmA♯F | |
| A major | AEC♯F♯mDGAmC♯mBF♯ | |
| A♯ major | A♯FDGmD♯G♯A♯mDmCG |
On a guitar there is a shortcut in one direction: transpose down by n and put a capo on fret n, and you are back at the original pitch while playing the easier shapes. That is what the capo line above is doing.
