Chords of: 500 miles by: Bobby Bare. (G, Em, D, Am) 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.
“500 miles” by Bobby Bare is in D Major and runs at about 105 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 77 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Em, D, Am.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 2:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → G → Am → D7 → G → Em → Am → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:00 | 35% |
| D | 0:18 | 11% |
| Em | 0:18 | 10% |
| Am | 0:16 | 10% |
| D7 | 0:11 | 6% |
| A | 0:07 | 4% |
| A7 | 0:04 | 3% |
| G/D | 0:04 | 3% |
Ab7 – Gmaj7 – Amaj7 – Abm – F#maj7 – Gmaj7 – Abmaj7 – G – Am – D7 – G – D/F# – G – Em – Am – C – D – C – G/B – A7 – G – Em – Am – D7 – G – C6 – G – Em – Am – D7 – G – Em7 – G – Em – Am – C – D – Bm7 – G – Em7b5/D – Eb7/G – G – Em – A – D – D6 – G – A7 – …
