Chords of: Pickup Man by: Joe Diffie. (G7, G, C, D) 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.
“Pickup Man” by Joe Diffie is in C Major and runs at about 141 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 98 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G7, G, C, D.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:28 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G7 → Gm7 → C → G → D → G → Gm → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:51 | 24% |
| G7 | 0:38 | 18% |
| C | 0:34 | 16% |
| D | 0:25 | 12% |
| C7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Gm7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Gm | 0:07 | 3% |
| G/D | 0:06 | 3% |
Gm – Dm7 – G – G7 – Gm7 – G – Gm7b5 – C – G – D – Gm7 – G – F#m – G – Gm – G – Bb7 – C7 – Gm – C7 – G7 – C – D – Gm7 – Bmaj7 – G – Bb – B – C – G – Bb6 – C – D – C – Bb – G – Eb – Emaj7 – G/D – Dm7 – Gmaj7 – G – F6 – Gm – G/D – Gm – Bbmaj7 – C7 – …
