Chords of: Long, Lonesome Road by: C.W. McCall. (C, F, Cmaj7, G) 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.
“Long, Lonesome Road” by C.W. McCall is in C Major and runs at about 146 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 77 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, F, Cmaj7, G.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 2:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → F/C → G → Cmaj7 → Am → F → C → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:51 | 40% |
| F | 0:26 | 21% |
| G | 0:13 | 10% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:12 | 9% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:03 | 3% |
| Am | 0:03 | 3% |
| D | 0:03 | 2% |
| C6 | 0:02 | 1% |
C – F/C – G – C – G6 – C – G/D – Em6 – Dm – F – Cmaj7 – Am – Bbmaj7 – F – Gmaj7 – C – C#m7b5 – C – Fmaj7 – C – F – C – Dm7 – Em7 – F – Cmaj7 – G – C – F – C – D – G – C – Em7 – F6 – C6 – Fmaj7 – C – Gmaj7 – C – Em7 – Bdim – F – C – Em – Am – Bbmaj7 – F – …
