CHORD LIBRARY

Play along So Many Roads, chord by chord.

Chords of: So Many Roads by: John Mayall, The Bluesbreakers with Gary Moore. (Fm6, Fm, Bbm, Fm7) 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 “So Many Roads”

“So Many Roads” by John Mayall, The Bluesbreakers with Gary Moore is in F Minor and runs at about 144 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 54 different chords across 219 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm6, Fm, Bbm, Fm7.

Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 8:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm → Bbm → Fm → Bbm → Fm → Fdim → Cm → Bbm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Fm2:4031%
Bbm2:0424%
Fm71:0312%
Cm0:245%
Bbm70:235%
Cm70:122%
Bb70:112%
Bb/F0:092%

Chord progression, in order

Ab6 – Fm – Adim – Bbm – C#maj7 – Fm7b5/Eb – Bb – Fm – Bbm – Bbm7 – Fm – Fdim – Eb6 – Cm – Fm – Bm6 – Bbm7 – Fm7 – Bbm – Fm7 – Ab/Eb – F – Fm – Bbm – Fm7b5/Eb – Fm – Bb – Fm – Bbm – Fm – Cm – Bb/C – Fm7 – Eb/F – Cm7 – Baug – Bbm – Fm7 – Bbm – Ab/Bb – Fm7 – Cm7 – Fm7 – Fm – Bbm – Bbm7b5 – Fm – Abm6 – …