Chords of: Maggie May by: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Rod Stewart. (D, A, Em, G) 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.
“Maggie May” by Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Rod Stewart is in D Major and runs at about 126 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 159 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, A, Em, G.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 5:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb7/G → A → G → D → A → G → D → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 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 | 1:54 | 33% |
| A | 1:07 | 20% |
| Em | 0:51 | 15% |
| G | 0:44 | 13% |
| Em7 | 0:22 | 6% |
| G6 | 0:11 | 3% |
| Bm7 | 0:08 | 2% |
| F#m | 0:06 | 2% |
Eb7/G – A – G – D – G6 – A – G – D – F#m7b5 – G – D – Gmaj7 – A – Aaug – F#/E – Em – Em7 – A – Em – A – Em7 – Bm7 – A – Em – Gmaj7 – A – Em – A – D – A/E – G6 – D – Em – G – D – A – G – D – A – G – D – G – D – Gmaj7 – A – Em – F#m – Bm7 – …
