Chords of: Help Me Make It Through the Night (Live) by: The Highwaymen. (D, A, Gmaj7, G) 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.
“Help Me Make It Through the Night (Live)” by The Highwaymen is in D Major and runs at about 142 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 59 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, A, Gmaj7, G.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 46% of the 4:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Gmaj7 → G6 → A → D → Gmaj7 → A → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:56 | 46% |
| A | 0:53 | 21% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:30 | 12% |
| G | 0:17 | 7% |
| E | 0:13 | 5% |
| G6 | 0:06 | 2% |
| A7 | 0:05 | 2% |
| A6 | 0:05 | 2% |
D – Gmaj7 – G6 – A – D – Em7 – Gmaj7 – G6 – A – D – Em7 – D – Gmaj7 – Em – A – A7 – A6 – Amaj7 – D – G/F – F#m7b5 – G – Gmaj7 – D – E – A – F#m – D – Gmaj7 – Em – Gmaj7 – Em – A – A7 – A6 – D – G – G6 – A – D – G – Gmaj7 – D – E – A – A7 – F#m – D – …
