Chords of: Midnight Special by: CCR. (D, D7, G/D, 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.
“Midnight Special” by CCR is in D Major and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 90 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, D7, G/D, G.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 4:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → G → D → A7 → D → G → D → A7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:10 | 28% |
| D7 | 0:40 | 16% |
| G/D | 0:20 | 8% |
| G | 0:17 | 7% |
| G7 | 0:16 | 6% |
| A7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Dm7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| A | 0:09 | 4% |
D – G – D – Em – A7 – Bdim – D – G – G6 – A/B – D – E/B – A7 – Bm7b5 – D – Dm – G/D – F – G – D – Dm – A7 – A/E – D – Dm – G7 – G/D – D7 – D – Am7 – Am – Dm7 – G7 – D7 – Am7 – F#m7b5/E – D7 – G7 – G/D – Dm7 – D6 – A6 – Em7 – F#m7b5/E – D7 – G – D – A7 – …
