Chords of: Country Roads by: Hermes House Band. (A, G, D, C) 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.
“Country Roads” by Hermes House Band is in C Major and runs at about 188 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 90 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, G, D, C.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → G → Em7 → D → G → Em → D → Gmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 1 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:48 | 27% |
| D | 0:29 | 16% |
| A | 0:18 | 10% |
| C | 0:16 | 9% |
| Em7 | 0:11 | 6% |
| E | 0:10 | 5% |
| Em | 0:08 | 5% |
| Bm | 0:07 | 4% |
Dm – G – Em7 – D – Cmaj7 – G – Em – D – C – G – Dm – Gmaj7 – D – Em7 – C – G – D6 – G – C – G – Em7 – D – Cmaj7 – G – Em – D – C6 – G – Dm – G – D – Em – C – G – D6 – C – G – D – G – C – G – D – Em – F – C – G – D – Bm – …
