Chords of: Take Me Home Country Roads (Live) by: John Denver. (A, E, D, F#m) 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 (Live)” by John Denver is in D Major and runs at about 157 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 73 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, E, D, F#m.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 39% of the 3:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → Gmaj7 → A → F#m7 → E → A → F#m7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:14 | 39% |
| E | 0:34 | 18% |
| D | 0:25 | 13% |
| F#m | 0:18 | 10% |
| E6 | 0:13 | 7% |
| F#m7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:05 | 2% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:04 | 2% |
Ebmaj7 – Gmaj7 – A – F#m7 – E – Dmaj7 – A – F#m7 – E – D – D6 – A – E – F#m – D – A – E6 – D – A – F#m – E – Dmaj7 – A – Faug – F#m – C#m7 – E – E6 – Dmaj7 – Bm – A – E – A – F#m – D – Dmaj7 – A – D6 – E6 – A – D – A – F#m7 – E – A – D – A – E – …
