CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Old Town Road, chord by chord.

Chords of: Old Town Road by: Young Bopete. (Emaj7, B6, Ab, Ab7) 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 “Old Town Road”

“Old Town Road” by Young Bopete is in Db Minor and runs at about 136 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 63 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, B6, Ab, Ab7.

B6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 1:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#7/E# → F# → E6 → Ab → C#7/E# → F# → E6 → Abm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
B60:2018%
Ab0:1513%
F#0:098%
Ab70:098%
Abm70:077%
F#60:076%
C#0:065%
F#maj70:055%

Chord progression, in order

Ab – C#7/E# – F# – E6 – Ab – C#7/E# – F# – E6 – Abm7 – C# – Ebm – Bbm7b5/Ab – Ab – C# – Abm7 – C# – F#6 – C#m – Bmaj7 – Ab – B6 – F#maj7 – C# – F#7 – Ab7 – B6 – F#6 – Ab7 – Abm – B6 – F#7 – Ab6 – B6 – Bdim – F#6 – C#7 – Ab – B6 – F# – Ab7 – B6 – F# – Ab – B6 – Abm7b5/Gb – Ab – B6 – Ab/Gb – …