6 distinct chords · 82 changes · 3:41 long
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- F
- A♭
- B♭
- Fm
- Gm
- E♭
What you are playing
Chords for Love Is Alive (Midnight Special,) - Gary Wright.flv, laid out across its 3:41 exactly where they fall. It leans on barre chords — with a capo on fret 1 the same song becomes E G A Em F♯m D, which sits easier under the hand. Every one of its 6 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 Love Is Alive (Midnight Special,) - Gary Wright.flv 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 | Chords |
|---|---|
| CD♯FCmDmA♯ | |
| C♯EF♯C♯mD♯mB | |
| DFGDmEmC | |
| D♯F♯G♯D♯mFmC♯ | |
| EGAEmF♯mD | |
| FA♭B♭FmGmE♭ | |
| F♯ABF♯mG♯mE | |
| GA♯CGmAmF | |
| G♯BC♯G♯mA♯mF♯ | |
| ACDAmBmG | |
| A♯C♯D♯A♯mCmG♯ | |
| BDEBmC♯mA |
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.
