Chords of: Joyride by: Roxette. (A, D, Amaj7, E) 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.
“Joyride” by Roxette is in D Major and runs at about 102 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, D, Amaj7, E.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 42% of the 4:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → E7/G# → Amaj7 → A7 → A → D → B7 → Amaj7. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:43 | 42% |
| D | 0:42 | 17% |
| Amaj7 | 0:30 | 12% |
| G | 0:18 | 7% |
| E | 0:10 | 4% |
| A7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| E7/G# | 0:07 | 3% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:06 | 2% |
Abmaj7 – Em6 – Dm – E7/G# – Amaj7 – A7 – D/A – Amaj7 – A7 – A – Amaj7 – D – B7 – Amaj7 – A – A7 – D – Bm – A – E – D – A – E – Amaj7 – D – A – G – D – A – D – A – A7 – G/A – Amaj7 – D – Bm – Amaj7 – E – D – A – E – D – A – G – D – A – D – A – …
