“You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” • 1968 [Reelin' In The Years Archive] — chords
9 distinct chords · 95 changes · 4:16 long
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- C
- A♯
- Dm
- Em
- F
- G
- Cm
- Gm
- A
What you are playing
Chords for “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” • 1968 [Reelin' In The Years Archive], laid out across its 4:16 exactly where they fall. Most of it sits in C major. It leans on barre chords — with a capo on fret 3 the same song becomes A G Bm C♯m D E Am Em F♯, which sits easier under the hand. Every one of its 9 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 “You’ve Lost That Lovin’ Feeling” • 1968 [Reelin' In The Years Archive] 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 |
|---|---|---|
| G major | GFAmBmCDGmDmE | |
| G♯ major | G♯F♯A♯mCmC♯D♯G♯mD♯mF | |
| A major | AGBmC♯mDEAmEmF♯ | |
| A♯ major | A♯G♯CmDmD♯FA♯mFmG | |
| B major | BAC♯mD♯mEF♯BmF♯mG♯ | |
| C major | CA♯DmEmFGCmGmA | |
| C♯ major | C♯BD♯mFmF♯G♯C♯mG♯mA♯ | |
| D major | DCEmF♯mGADmAmB | |
| D♯ major | D♯C♯FmGmG♯A♯D♯mA♯mC | |
| E major | EDF♯mG♯mABEmBmC♯ | |
| F major | FD♯GmAmA♯CFmCmD | |
| F♯ major | F♯EG♯mA♯mBC♯F♯mC♯mD♯ |
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.
