Chords of: Roy Orbison by: Oh, Pretty Woman. (A, E/B, E7, D) 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.
“Roy Orbison” by Oh, Pretty Woman is in D Major and runs at about 127 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 120 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, E/B, E7, D.
E/B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 2:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D7/F# → D → Bm → A → D → E/B → A → F#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E/B | 0:34 | 20% |
| E | 0:16 | 9% |
| A | 0:15 | 9% |
| Bm | 0:15 | 8% |
| D | 0:12 | 7% |
| E7 | 0:12 | 7% |
| C | 0:09 | 5% |
| Dm | 0:09 | 5% |
D7/F# – E – D – E – Bm – E – Bm – E – Bm – E – Bm7 – F# – E7 – B6 – F#aug – Am – A – Bm – F#m – A – Bm – F#m7 – E6 – D – E – Bm – E/B – D – E – D6 – E – Bm – E – Bm – A – Fmaj7 – F#m – A – Bdim – F#m7 – D – E/B – D6 – E – D – E – Dm – G6 – …
