Chords of: The Irish Rover by: The Dubliners. (G, D, Gmaj7, 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.
“The Irish Rover” by The Dubliners is in D Major and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 130 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, D, Gmaj7, G6.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 37% of the 4:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → D → G → D → Gmaj7 → A7 → G → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:28 | 37% |
| D | 1:06 | 27% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:37 | 16% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| C | 0:08 | 3% |
| C6 | 0:06 | 2% |
| Am7b5/G | 0:06 | 2% |
| G6 | 0:05 | 2% |
G – D – G – D – C – Am7b5/G – Cmaj7 – D – Gmaj7 – A7 – Dmaj7 – G – D – G – D – Am7b5/G – C – D – G – G6 – Cmaj7 – D – Gmaj7 – C – D – G – D – G – Dm – Am7b5 – Gmaj7 – C6 – G – D – G – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – D – Gmaj7 – D – G – Dm – G – D – Gmaj7 – C6 – D – G – …
