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.
“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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:12 | 39% |
| E | 0:39 | 21% |
| D | 0:19 | 10% |
| F#m7 | 0:14 | 8% |
| F#m | 0:13 | 7% |
| E6 | 0:10 | 6% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| D/F# | 0:03 | 2% |
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 – …