CHORD LIBRARY

Play along I Dug a Hole in the Yard for You, chord by chord.

Chords of: I Dug a Hole in the Yard for You by: Lordi. (Gmaj7, D7, C, Dm7b5) 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 “I Dug a Hole in the Yard for You”

“I Dug a Hole in the Yard for You” by Lordi is in C Major and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 57 different chords across 174 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gmaj7, D7, C, Dm7b5.

D7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 4:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#6 → D7/F# → Dm7b5 → D7 → D7/F# → Dm7b5 → D7 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D70:4719%
C0:2410%
Ab0:166%
Bbm0:166%
Ebm0:146%
Dm7b50:146%
Bbmaj70:114%
D0:063%

Chord progression, in order

C#6 – D7/F# – Dm7b5 – D7 – Fm7 – D7/F# – Dm7b5 – Bb – D7 – Dm7b5 – Bbmaj7 – D7 – Dm7b5 – Bbmaj7 – D7 – Dm7b5 – Dm – Caug – Fmaj7 – D7 – C – Bb – A – D7 – C – Bbmaj7 – Dm – Ebmaj7 – D7 – Eb – D – Bb6 – C – Em7b5/D – Dm – C – Bbmaj7 – C – C/D – Dm – C – Bbmaj7 – C – Am6 – Em – C – D6 – Bb – …