Chords of: Copperhead Road by: Steve Earle. (D, G, D7, G/D) 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.
“Copperhead Road” by Steve Earle is in D Major and runs at about 156 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 9 different chords across 58 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, G, D7, G/D.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 75% of the 3:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → G/D → D → G/D → D → G → D → G/A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 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 | 2:54 | 75% |
| G | 0:20 | 9% |
| D7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| G/D | 0:11 | 5% |
| G/A | 0:05 | 2% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:03 | 1% |
| Bm | 0:01 | 1% |
| Am7b5 | 0:01 | 0% |
D – G/D – D7 – G/D – D – G/D – D7 – G/D – D – G/D – D – G – D – D7 – G/A – D – D7 – G/A – D – Bm – D – C/D – Gmaj7 – D7 – G/D – D – Gmaj7 – Am7b5 – G/A – D – D7 – G/D – D – D7 – G/D – D – D7 – G/A – D – G – D – G – D7 – D – G – D – G – D – …
