Chords of: Margaritaville by: Jimmy Buffett. (D, A, G, A7) 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.
“Margaritaville” by Jimmy Buffett is in D Major and runs at about 125 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 112 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, A, G, A7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 44% of the 4:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dmaj7 → D → A → D → G → D → G → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:48 | 44% |
| A | 0:47 | 19% |
| A7 | 0:30 | 12% |
| G | 0:29 | 12% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| A6 | 0:05 | 2% |
| Em | 0:02 | 1% |
| F#m | 0:02 | 1% |
Dmaj7 – Em7b5/D – Dmaj7 – G6 – Dmaj7 – Em – A6 – D – A – E6 – D6 – A – Bm7 – A – Em – F#m – A7 – D6 – A – Em7 – A6 – A7 – A – A7 – D – G – A7 – F#m – D – G – A – D – G – A – D – F#m7 – G – A7 – Dmaj7 – A7 – D – G/A – D – A – D/E – A – Em – A6 – …
