CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Roy Orbison, chord by chord.

Chords of: Roy Orbison by: Stig. (G, F, Eb, Eb6) 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.

About the chords of “Roy Orbison”

“Roy Orbison” by Stig is in Eb Major and runs at about 163 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 178 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, F, Eb, Eb6.

F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → Eb → F → G → Eb → G → Ebmaj7 → C7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F0:3517%
Eb0:2915%
Gm0:2312%
Eb60:2010%
Ebmaj70:189%
F60:126%
G0:126%
C70:105%

Chord progression, in order

Eb6 – G – F – Eb – Ebmaj7 – F – Bb/F – G – F – Eb – Cm7 – D – Fmaj7 – Bb/F – Gm – F6 – Eb – Bbmaj7 – F – Gm – F6 – Eb – Cm7 – Ebmaj7 – F – G – F – Eb – F – G – Fmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – F – C7 – D – Eb6 – Ebmaj7 – C7 – D – Eb6 – F/Eb – Bb/F – Gm – F6 – Eb – Bb – F – Gm – …