Chords of: Where i come from by: Alan Jackson. (Em, E, Em7, D) are the main chords of the song. The chords are displayed instantly in real-time with a YouTube player, four synced views, instrument diagrams, loop practice and a built-in vocal-remover mixer.
“Where i come from” by Alan Jackson is in D Major and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 152 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, E, Em7, D.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:49 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E7 → Em → D → E → Em → E → Em → Dmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 0:55 | 24% |
| E | 0:48 | 21% |
| A7 | 0:21 | 9% |
| A | 0:16 | 7% |
| Em7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| Amaj7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| D | 0:10 | 4% |
| B | 0:07 | 3% |
E7 – G6 – A – Bm7 – Em – A – Em – Bm7 – C#7 – D – A – E – Em – Amaj7 – Em – Amaj7 – Em – A – B – A6 – Fmaj7 – Bmaj7 – F#7 – E – A7 – B – E – A7 – Em – A7 – B – Dmaj7 – A7 – Em – E – Em – Am – Bmaj7 – Em – Amaj7 – E/B – Em7 – Amaj7 – Bm – A – B7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Em – …
