Chords of: Proud Mary by: Tina Turner. (D, A, Dmaj7, 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.
“Proud Mary” by Tina Turner is in D Major and runs at about 88 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 88 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, A, Dmaj7, G.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 73% of the 5:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Dmaj7 → D → Dm6 → Amaj7 → Bm → 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D | 3:55 | 73% |
| A | 0:22 | 7% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:13 | 4% |
| G | 0:11 | 3% |
| C | 0:07 | 2% |
| Amaj7 | 0:05 | 2% |
| Bm7 | 0:04 | 1% |
| Bm | 0:04 | 1% |
D – Dm7b5 – Dmaj7 – D – Dm6 – F#m – Gmaj7 – Abm7 – Amaj7 – Bm – G – D – Dm7 – Gmaj7 – Abmaj7 – A – Bdim – Bm7 – G – D – Cmaj7 – D – F#7 – G – Ab – A – Bm7 – G – D – C – A – C – A – C – A – G – F – G – D – C – D – F#6 – G6 – Ab – A – Bm7 – G – D – …
