Chords of: Take Me Home, Country Roads by: John Denver. (A, E, D, F#m7) 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.
“Take Me Home, Country Roads” by John Denver is in D Major and runs at about 82 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 70 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, E, D, F#m7.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 39% of the 3:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → F#m7 → E → A → F#m7 → E → A → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:12 | 39% |
| E | 0:35 | 19% |
| D | 0:25 | 13% |
| F#m7 | 0:19 | 11% |
| E6 | 0:11 | 6% |
| F#m | 0:10 | 5% |
| E7 | 0:05 | 2% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:02 | 1% |
A – F#m7 – E – F#m7 – A – F#m7 – F#m – E – D6 – A – E – F#m7 – D – A – D6 – E6 – A/C# – D – A – F#m – E – Em6 – Dmaj7 – A – F#m7 – E – E6 – Dmaj7 – Bm – A – E7 – E6 – F#m7 – D – A – E6 – D – A – F#m – E – A – D – A – E – F#m – G – D – A – …
