Chords of: Cotton Eye Joe by: Rednex. (A/G, A, A/B, Dmaj7) 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.
“Cotton Eye Joe” by Rednex is in A Major and runs at about 132 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 79 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A/G, A, A/B, Dmaj7.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em6 → Dmaj7 → A → D → A → D6 → A → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:59 | 31% |
| A/B | 0:46 | 24% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:22 | 12% |
| C#m7b5/B | 0:13 | 7% |
| D | 0:09 | 5% |
| Amaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| D6 | 0:06 | 3% |
| D7 | 0:04 | 2% |
Em6 – A/G – Gm7b5 – Dmaj7 – A – D – E6 – D6 – A – D6 – A – D – C#m7b5/B – Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – C#m7b5/B – A – D6 – A/B – G6 – A/B – D7 – A/B – G6 – A/B – Gm – D – E7/G# – A – D – C#m7b5/B – Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – C#m7b5/B – A – D – B – E – A – Dmaj7 – Bmaj7 – E – A – D – A/B – G – A/B – D7 – …
