Chords of: The Thunder Rolls by: Garth Brooks. (Dm7, D, C, Dm) 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 Thunder Rolls” by Garth Brooks is in C Major and runs at about 82 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 113 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm7, D, C, Dm.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Dm → E7/G# → Dm → A7 → Dm → G6 → Bb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:58 | 29% |
| Dm | 0:31 | 16% |
| C | 0:20 | 10% |
| A7 | 0:19 | 9% |
| Bb | 0:16 | 8% |
| A | 0:11 | 6% |
| Dm7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Bb6 | 0:05 | 3% |
D – Dm – E7/G# – Dm – Am – Dm – G – Dm – F#dim – Bb7 – Bb – A7 – D – Dm – G6 – Bb6 – Bb – A7 – Aaug – Dm – E7 – D – C – G – Amaj7 – D – A – D – G/D – Dm – Gm – Bb – A7 – Dm – G/D – Dm – Bb – Aaug – G/F – Amaj7 – F/A – D – Dm – D – C – Bm – A – D – …
