Chords of: If This Is Goodbye by: Emmylou Harris, Mark Knopfler. (D, A, G, D/A) 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.
“If This Is Goodbye” by Emmylou Harris, Mark Knopfler is in D Major and runs at about 86 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 121 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, A, G, D/A.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 42% of the 4:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm7b5 → F#7/A# → D → A → G → D → A → D/A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: beginner-friendly — only 3 chords, all of them common open shapes. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:58 | 42% |
| A | 0:59 | 21% |
| G | 0:45 | 16% |
| D/A | 0:09 | 3% |
| A7 | 0:09 | 3% |
| F#7/A# | 0:07 | 3% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:06 | 2% |
| G6 | 0:06 | 2% |
Bbm7b5 – F#7/A# – A – D – A6 – A – G – D – A – D/A – G – D – A – D/A – G – D/A – A – D – G – D – A – D – G – D – A – D – G – G6 – D – A – D – G – G6 – D – A – D – Gmaj7 – Em – D – A – D – G – D – A7 – D – G6 – D – A7 – …
