Chords of: If You Could Read My Mind by: Gordon Lightfoot. (A, D, E, F#m) 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 You Could Read My Mind” by Gordon Lightfoot is in D Major and runs at about 121 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 109 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, D, E, F#m.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 41% of the 3:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → Amaj7 → Em6 → A → C#m7b5/B → A → E → F#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:32 | 41% |
| D | 0:30 | 13% |
| E | 0:23 | 10% |
| G6 | 0:15 | 7% |
| F#m | 0:12 | 5% |
| Bm7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| A/C# | 0:06 | 3% |
| C#m7b5/B | 0:06 | 3% |
A – Amaj7 – Em6 – Amaj7 – A – C#m7b5/B – A – G/D – Daug – E – F#m – D – A – Ddim – D – A/C# – E/B – Bm7 – E – A – Em – C#m7b5/B – A – G6 – A – G/D – Daug – E – F#m7b5/E – Emaj7 – F#m – D – A – Ddim – D – A/C# – Abm – Bm7 – E – A – G6 – Gmaj7 – G6 – A – Gmaj7 – G6 – A – D – …
