Chords of: FOR THE ROAD by: Davido. (Em7, Cmaj7, Fmaj7, G6) 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.
“FOR THE ROAD” by Davido is in C Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 117 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7, Cmaj7, Fmaj7, G6.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 2:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → Cmaj7 → C → Em6 → G → Fmaj7 → G6 → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:28 | 20% |
| Em7 | 0:22 | 15% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:20 | 14% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:19 | 13% |
| C | 0:12 | 8% |
| Am7 | 0:07 | 5% |
| G6 | 0:06 | 4% |
| Em | 0:06 | 4% |
F – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – F6 – G – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – G – C/G – A7 – Em – C – F/C – Em6 – F – G – C – Em – Fmaj7 – G – C – Em7 – Fmaj7 – G – Am – Em7 – F – G6 – C – Em7 – F – G – C – Em7 – Cmaj7 – F – G – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – G – Am7 – Em7 – Dm7 – G – C – Em – Fmaj7 – A7 – …
