Chords of: City of New Orleans (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990) by: The Highwaymen. (D, Bm, A, F#m) 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.
“City of New Orleans (Live at Nassau Coliseum, Uniondale, NY - March 1990)” by The Highwaymen is in D Major and runs at about 150 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 138 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Bm, A, F#m.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 43% of the 4:44 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Bm → D → Bm → F#m → A → E → Bm. 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 — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 2:02 | 43% |
| A | 0:51 | 18% |
| Bm | 0:38 | 13% |
| F#m | 0:18 | 7% |
| G | 0:11 | 4% |
| E | 0:10 | 3% |
| E7/G# | 0:06 | 2% |
| A7 | 0:06 | 2% |
D – A – D – Bm – Gmaj7 – D – A – A7 – D – Bm – Em7 – A – D – Bm – F#m – A – E – F – Bm – F#m – A – A6 – D – G – A – D – A/C# – Bm – G – D – A – D – A – Bm7 – E7/G# – C – Bm7 – A – D – A7 – A6 – D – Bm – Gmaj7 – D – A7 – D – Bm – …
