Chords of: Watching You by: Rodney Atkins. (D, G, A, G6) 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.
“Watching You” by Rodney Atkins is in D Major and runs at about 138 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 123 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, G, A, G6.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 38% of the 3:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → G → D → G → D → Cm7 → Dm → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 1 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 | 1:25 | 38% |
| G | 0:42 | 19% |
| A | 0:36 | 16% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| G6 | 0:09 | 4% |
| C | 0:08 | 4% |
| A7 | 0:05 | 2% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:04 | 2% |
D – G – Gmaj7 – G6 – D – G – Gmaj7 – G6 – D – Fmaj7 – Cm7 – C#maj7 – D – Dm – D – G – D – Bbmaj7 – Bb6 – C – D7 – D – G – A – Bm – A – Gmaj7 – D/F# – Em – D/F# – G6 – A – D – A – Bm7b5/A – A7 – G – D/A – A – D – A – G – A – G – A7 – G – A – D – …
