Chords of: On The Road by: Davido. (Em7, Cmaj7, D, Em) 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.
“On The Road” by Davido is in E Minor and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 8 different chords across 73 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7, Cmaj7, D, Em.
Em7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 2:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → Em7 → Cmaj7/E → Em → Cmaj7/E → Em7 → D → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em7 | 0:48 | 35% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:37 | 28% |
| D | 0:23 | 17% |
| Em | 0:15 | 11% |
| Cmaj7/E | 0:04 | 3% |
| G/D | 0:03 | 2% |
| D6 | 0:03 | 2% |
| Am/E | 0:03 | 2% |
Cmaj7 – Em7 – Cmaj7/E – Em – Cmaj7/E – Em7 – D – Cmaj7 – D6 – Am/E – Cmaj7 – D – Em7 – Cmaj7 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D6 – Em – Cmaj7 – D – Em – Cmaj7 – D – Em – Cmaj7 – D – Em – Cmaj7 – D – Em7 – Cmaj7 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D – Em – Cmaj7 – D – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D – Cmaj7 – D – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D – …
