13 distinct chords · 421 changes · 23:04 long
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- Am
- C
- Em
- G
- D
- A
- F
- Bm
- A♯
- Gm
- E
- Dm
- F♯m
What you are playing
Chords for Richie Kotzen - Guitar Lesson, laid out across its 23:04 exactly where they fall. Most of it sits in G major. It leans on barre chords, and no capo position opens all of them up. Every one of its 13 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 Richie Kotzen - Guitar Lesson 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D major | EmGBmDAECF♯mFDmBAmC♯m | |
| D♯ major | FmG♯CmD♯A♯FC♯GmF♯D♯mCA♯mDm | |
| E major | F♯mAC♯mEBF♯DG♯mGEmC♯BmD♯m | |
| F major | GmA♯DmFCGD♯AmG♯FmDCmEm | |
| F♯ major | G♯mBD♯mF♯C♯G♯EA♯mAF♯mD♯C♯mFm | |
| G major | AmCEmGDAFBmA♯GmEDmF♯m | |
| G♯ major | A♯mC♯FmG♯D♯A♯F♯CmBG♯mFD♯mGm | |
| A major | BmDF♯mAEBGC♯mCAmF♯EmG♯m | |
| A♯ major | CmD♯GmA♯FCG♯DmC♯A♯mGFmAm | |
| B major | C♯mEG♯mBF♯C♯AD♯mDBmG♯F♯mA♯m | |
| C major | DmFAmCGDA♯EmD♯CmAGmBm | |
| C♯ major | D♯mF♯A♯mC♯G♯D♯BFmEC♯mA♯G♯mCm |
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.
