Song chords
Great Are You Lord chords
All Sons & Daughters
A 6/8 ballad recorded in A and played almost everywhere capo 2 out of G. Its one structural trick is that the tonic chord does not appear at all until the bridge — verse and chorus circle the IV, the vi and the V and never resolve.
Before you start
The chords you need.
4 shapes covers the whole song, fretted with the capo at fret 2. Tap any diagram’s play button to hear it, or open its page for every voicing on six instruments.
The chart
Section by section.
Capo 2 with G shapes: C sounds as D, Em as F#m, D as E and G as A. Count it in six rather than four; the tempo here is the dotted-quarter pulse. Hit play on any section to hear it walk through at 73 bpm.
Verse
6 barsIV–vi–V twice — the tonic is nowhere in sight.
Shapes as fretted with the capo on — the names above are what you grab, not what you hear.
Chorus
6 barsThe same loop as the verse; only the melody changes.
Shapes as fretted with the capo on — the names above are what you grab, not what you hear.
Bridge
6 barsThe first tonic chord in the entire song.
Shapes as fretted with the capo on — the names above are what you grab, not what you hear.
Need it in a different key, or without the capo? Run it through the transposer — move every chord by the same interval and the song is unchanged.
Playing it
What actually trips people up.
Because nothing resolves before the bridge, the bridge has to feel like an arrival. Play verse and chorus lighter than feels natural so the first G actually lands.
The chart above is the commonly played arrangement — the version a competent player would hand you, not a bar-for-bar transcription of a specific master. Section labels are there to orient you; live and studio versions repeat, extend and drop sections freely, and none of that changes which chords you need.
About this page
Chord names and song structure are facts; for lyrics and official notation, support the artist. This page carries no lyrics on purpose — Great Are You Lord was written and recorded by All Sons & Daughters, and the words belong to them. What you get here is the harmony: the key, the capo, the tempo, and which chord goes where.
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FAQ
Questions people actually ask.
What key is Great Are You Lord in?
Great Are You Lord sounds in A Major. The common arrangement gets there with a capo at fret 2 and G Major shapes, which is why the chords written here are G Major chords rather than A Major ones.
Do I need a capo for Great Are You Lord?
Yes for the standard arrangement: capo 2. Without it you would be playing A Major shapes, which needs barre chords. With the capo on, the shapes are G Major — much friendlier under the hand.
What chords are in Great Are You Lord?
C, Em, D and G — 4 chords across 3 sections. Capo 2 with G shapes: C sounds as D, Em as F#m, D as E and G as A. Count it in six rather than four; the tempo here is the dotted-quarter pulse.
What is the easiest way to play Great Are You Lord?
Beginner overall. Because nothing resolves before the bridge, the bridge has to feel like an arrival. Play verse and chorus lighter than feels natural so the first G actually lands.
How fast is Great Are You Lord?
About 73 bpm. Every section on this page plays back at that tempo, so you can hear how long each chord is meant to be held before you try it yourself.
Can I play Great Are You Lord in a different key?
Yes — the progression is the song, not the letters. Move every chord by the same number of semitones and it still works. The transposer will do the arithmetic, or you can move the capo and keep these shapes.