Chords of: Amarillo By Morning by: George Strait. (A, D, G, 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.
“Amarillo By Morning” by George Strait is in D Major and runs at about 121 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 80 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, D, G, E.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 2:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → F#m7 → G → A → D → F#m7 → G → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 8 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 | 0:40 | 23% |
| D | 0:26 | 15% |
| G | 0:24 | 14% |
| E | 0:17 | 10% |
| B | 0:16 | 9% |
| F#m7 | 0:13 | 8% |
| E/B | 0:13 | 8% |
| G#m7 | 0:07 | 4% |
D – F#m7 – G – A – D – F#m7 – G – A – D – F#m7 – G – D – F#m – G – A – Gmaj7 – A – D – F#m – G – D – A – G – A – D – F#m7 – G – A – D – F#m – G – D – F#m – G – A – G – A – D – F#m7 – G – D – A – G – A – D – F#m7 – G – F#m7 – …
