CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Take Me Home, Country Roads (Live), chord by chord.

Chords of: Take Me Home, Country Roads (Live) 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.

About the chords of “Take Me Home, Country Roads (Live)”

“Take Me Home, Country Roads (Live)” by John Denver is in D Major and runs at about 80 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 66 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 3:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → F#m → E → A → F#m → 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
A1:1239%
E0:3921%
D0:1910%
F#m70:148%
F#m0:137%
E60:106%
Dmaj70:053%
D/F#0:032%

Chord progression, in order

A – A7 – F#m – E – D/E – A – F#m – E – D – A – B7/D# – E – F#m7 – D – A – E6 – E – D/F# – A – F#m – E – A6 – A – F#m – E – D – A – E – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – B7/D# – E6 – D – A – F#m7 – E – A – D – A – E – F#m – Em – D – A – E – E7 – A – …