Chords of: Dead, Jail or Rock 'N' Roll by: Metallica, Michael Monroe. (Daug, D7, D, Dm7) 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.
“Dead, Jail or Rock 'N' Roll” by Metallica, Michael Monroe is in D Major and runs at about 111 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 84 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Daug, D7, D, Dm7.
D7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D7 → Dm7 → D → D7 → D → G → A7 → G. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D7 | 1:13 | 31% |
| D | 0:43 | 18% |
| Dm7 | 0:21 | 9% |
| G | 0:18 | 8% |
| C | 0:13 | 5% |
| Cm | 0:09 | 4% |
| Amaj7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
D7 – C6 – Dm7 – D – D7 – D – G – A7 – D/A – G – Amaj7 – Cmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Cm – Dm7 – Gm – Cm – D7 – G7 – C – Dmaj7 – Cm – G/D – C – D7 – Gm – D7 – Em7b5 – G – Amaj7 – G – Am7 – A – Am7 – Dmaj7 – G – Cm – Dm7 – Gm7 – C – Dm7 – Gm7 – C – D – Gm7 – Cm – Dm – Gmaj7 – …
