Chords of: Truck Driver's Blues * Merle Haggard by: Merle Haggard. (C, C6, F, 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.
“Truck Driver's Blues * Merle Haggard” by Merle Haggard is in C Major and runs at about 88 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 97 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, C6, F, G.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 2:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C6 → D → Dm7 → G7 → C → G7 → C → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:42 | 24% |
| C6 | 0:19 | 11% |
| F | 0:16 | 9% |
| Dm7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| G | 0:12 | 7% |
| G7 | 0:12 | 7% |
| D7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Dm | 0:06 | 3% |
C – C6 – F6 – F/C – D – Dm7 – G7 – Cm7 – C – G7 – Bm7b5/A – C – G – F – D7 – Am – Dm – G – Dm7 – G – C – Eb – Abmaj7 – G – C – C6 – Eaug – F/C – C/D – Am6 – G/D – Dm7 – G – Cmaj7 – D7 – C – F – Fm – C – Bmaj7 – F – D7 – Dm7 – G7 – Bm7b5 – C6 – G – F6 – …
