CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Mr. Jones, chord by chord.

Chords of: Mr. Jones by: Counting Crows. (G, F, C, Fmaj7) 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.

About the chords of “Mr. Jones”

“Mr. Jones” by Counting Crows is in C Major and runs at about 141 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 139 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, F, C, Fmaj7.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 4:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Dm → Gm6 → Am → F → G → D/A → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G1:3335%
F0:4216%
C0:2510%
Am0:239%
Fmaj70:187%
G60:135%
A0:083%
D0:072%

Chord progression, in order

Am – F – Dm – Gm6 – Am – F – G – Am – Dm – F – D/A – G – Am – Dm – F – G – Am – F – D/A – G – Bm7b5/A – F – G – A – C6 – Fmaj7 – D – G6 – A – G6 – F – G – Am – F – A/E – D – G6 – A – G6 – F – G – Em – A – G6 – Fmaj7 – D – G – Am – …