Chords of: 500 Miles by: Peter Paul, Mary. (D, Em, G, Bm) 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.
“500 Miles” by Peter Paul, Mary is in D Major and runs at about 159 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 9 different chords across 53 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Em, G, Bm.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 2:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Bm → Em → A → D → Bm → Em → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:42 | 26% |
| Em | 0:37 | 23% |
| G | 0:23 | 14% |
| Bm | 0:21 | 13% |
| A | 0:16 | 10% |
| Em7 | 0:10 | 6% |
| F#m7 | 0:06 | 4% |
| D/A | 0:04 | 2% |
D – Bm – Em – A – D – Bm – Em – G – Em7 – F#m7 – G – A – D – Bm – Em – G – Em – F#m7 – G – D – Bm – Em – G – Em – F#m7 – G – A – D – Bm – Em – G – F#m7 – G – D – Bm – Em – F#m – G – A – D – Bm – Em7 – Em – F#m – G – D – Bm – Em7 – …
