CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Johnny The Blues, chord by chord.

Chords of: Johnny The Blues by: Johnny Madsen. (D, Dm, C, G) 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 “Johnny The Blues”

“Johnny The Blues” by Johnny Madsen is in C Major and runs at about 132 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 121 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Dm, C, G.

Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 4:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → C → Dm → G → D → Dm → F → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 0 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Dm1:0225%
C0:5321%
D0:4418%
F0:3915%
G0:3414%
G70:073%
Dm70:031%
F60:031%

Chord progression, in order

A – Dm – C – G – C – G7 – E7 – Dm – G/A – C – G – D – F6 – D – F – D – F – D – Dm – F – C – Dm – D – C – G – G7 – Ddim – Dm – F – C – Dm – C – Dm – F – C – G – Fm6 – F – C – D – F – C – G – Fm6 – F – C – D – F – …