Chords of: Wagon Wheel by: Darius Rucker. (F#, A, D, E) 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.
“Wagon Wheel” by Darius Rucker is in D Major and runs at about 147 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 171 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, A, D, E.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 5:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m7b5 → Gmaj7 → A → F#m7 → A → E → D → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:22 | 25% |
| D | 1:03 | 19% |
| E | 0:37 | 11% |
| F#m7 | 0:27 | 8% |
| Cm7b5/Bb | 0:25 | 8% |
| A7 | 0:20 | 6% |
| D6 | 0:16 | 5% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:15 | 4% |
C#m7b5 – Gmaj7 – A – E – F#m7 – D – A – E – F#m7 – D – A – E – D – A – E6 – F#m – D – A – E – D – A – E6 – F#m7 – D – A – E – A – D – A – E – F#m7 – E7/G# – D – A – E – D – A – E7 – F#m7 – D – A – E – D – A – E – F#m7 – D – A – …
