Chords of: When I Get to Heaven by: John Prine. (D, G, A, A7) 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.
“When I Get to Heaven” by John Prine is in D Major and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 39 different chords across 106 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, G, A, A7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 3:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm7 → D → Bbm7 → Bmaj7 → Bm7b5/A → Abmaj7 → A → Dmaj7. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:05 | 30% |
| G | 0:32 | 15% |
| A | 0:29 | 14% |
| A7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| A6 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Bbm7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Amaj7 | 0:05 | 2% |
Dm7 – D – Em6 – Cmaj7 – Bbm7 – A – Bmaj7 – Bm7b5/A – Abmaj7 – A – Dmaj7 – G – Dmaj7 – A – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – A6 – D – Cm – C#maj7 – D – Bbaug – G – Eb7/G – Bm7b5 – Am – Amaj7 – Am7 – C#m7 – D – F#m7 – Abmaj7 – G – Amaj7 – F#m7 – D – Bm7 – A6 – A – Dmaj7 – G – Dmaj7 – D6 – A – D – G/B – A – D – …
