Chords of: The Way Home by: Danny Vera. (Em, D, Am, Am7) 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.
“The Way Home” by Danny Vera is in D Major and runs at about 94 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 84 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, D, Am, Am7.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 4:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → D → Am7 → Em → Gmaj7 → D → Am → Em. 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 — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 1:32 | 32% |
| D | 1:11 | 25% |
| Am | 0:44 | 15% |
| Am7 | 0:21 | 7% |
| Bm | 0:11 | 4% |
| G | 0:11 | 4% |
| Am6 | 0:10 | 3% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:04 | 1% |
Em – D – Am7 – Am6 – Em – A/B – Gmaj7 – D – Gmaj7 – A6 – Gm6 – Am – C6 – Em – A7 – D – A6 – Am7 – Em – D – Am – A7 – D – Am – Fmaj7 – G6 – Em – D – Am – Am6 – Em – D – Gmaj7 – Am – D7/F# – Em – A/B – D – Bm7 – G – Am7 – Em – D – Am – Am7 – D – Am – Fmaj7 – …
