8 distinct chords · 136 changes · 4:27 long
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- E
- B
- F♯
- C♯m
- D♯m
- G♯m
- A
- G♯
What you are playing
Chords for A Thousand Miles, laid out across its 4:27 exactly where they fall. Most of it sits in B major. It leans on barre chords — with a capo on fret 4 the same song becomes C G D Am Bm Em F E, which sits easier under the hand. Every one of its 8 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 A Thousand Miles 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 |
|---|---|---|
| F♯ major | BF♯C♯G♯mA♯mD♯mED♯ | |
| G major | CGDAmBmEmFE | |
| G♯ major | C♯G♯D♯A♯mCmFmF♯F | |
| A major | DAEBmC♯mF♯mGF♯ | |
| A♯ major | D♯A♯FCmDmGmG♯G | |
| B major | EBF♯C♯mD♯mG♯mAG♯ | |
| C major | FCGDmEmAmA♯A | |
| C♯ major | F♯C♯G♯D♯mFmA♯mBA♯ | |
| D major | GDAEmF♯mBmCB | |
| D♯ major | G♯D♯A♯FmGmCmC♯C | |
| E major | AEBF♯mG♯mC♯mDC♯ | |
| F major | A♯FCGmAmDmD♯D |
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.
