CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Roy Orbison, chord by chord.

Chords of: Roy Orbison by: Vesa Jokinen, Klamydia. (E, C, Cmaj7, D) 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.

About the chords of “Roy Orbison”

“Roy Orbison” by Vesa Jokinen, Klamydia is in C Major and runs at about 175 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 145 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, C, Cmaj7, D.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bmaj7 → E → Cmaj7 → C → D → Em → Cmaj7 → Emaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 6 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C0:3318%
Cmaj70:3217%
D0:2815%
E0:169%
D60:105%
Em0:084%
A0:074%
Dmaj70:063%

Chord progression, in order

F – F# – Gmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Amaj7 – Bmaj7 – C#maj7 – Dmaj7 – E – E/D – Cmaj7 – Em7b5/D – E – D – Cmaj7 – D6 – E – Dmaj7 – C – Gm6 – D – E – Dmaj7 – C – D – Em – D6 – Cmaj7 – Dm – Emaj7 – D – C – Dmaj7 – A – Cmaj7 – A7 – Cmaj7 – D6 – E – Dmaj7 – C – D – E – D – C – D – E – D6 – …