CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Country Roads, chord by chord.

Chords of: Country Roads by: Hermes House Band. (G6, 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.

About the chords of “Country Roads”

“Country Roads” by Hermes House Band is in D Major and runs at about 99 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 88 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G6, G, D, A.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:12 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 — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G0:4524%
D0:2915%
A0:2513%
C0:1910%
Em70:116%
Em0:116%
E0:105%
D60:074%

Chord progression, in order

Dm – G – Em7 – D – Cmaj7 – G – Em – D – C – G – Bbmaj7 – Gmaj7 – D – Em7 – C – G – D6 – C – G – Em7 – D – Cmaj7 – G – Em – D – C6 – G – D – Em – C – G – D6 – C – G – D – G – C – G – D – Em – F – C – G – D – Bm – C – Dm – Bm – …