Chords of: The Rocky Road To Dublin by: The Dubliners. (D, Dm, C, C6) 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 Rocky Road To Dublin” by The Dubliners is in C Major and runs at about 129 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 144 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Dm, C, C6.
Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 36% of the 3:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → Dm → D → Dm → D/A → C → Dm → C6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm | 1:08 | 36% |
| C | 0:42 | 22% |
| D | 0:26 | 14% |
| G6 | 0:14 | 7% |
| C6 | 0:12 | 6% |
| Am7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| D/A | 0:06 | 3% |
| C/G | 0:06 | 3% |
Ebmaj7 – Abm – C/G – Gmaj7 – D – G6 – Dm – C – Dm – Cmaj7 – D – Dm – C – G6 – D/A – C – D – C/G – D – C – D/A – C – D – Am7 – D – C – D – C – G6 – Dm – C6 – D – Dm – C6 – D/A – Dm – C – Dm – C/G – Dm – C – Dm – C – Dm – Am7 – Dm – C – Dm – …
