CHORD LIBRARY

Play along John Doe, chord by chord.

Chords of: John Doe by: Regula. (Gmaj7, C#maj7, Emaj7, C#m7) 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 “John Doe”

“John Doe” by Regula is in D Major and runs at about 143 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 110 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gmaj7, C#maj7, Emaj7, C#m7.

C#maj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 2:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → Eb → Ab → Eb → C#maj7 → F#6 → C#m7 → C#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 14 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#maj70:2514%
Emaj70:2313%
C#m70:148%
C#m0:137%
Ebmaj70:127%
Eb0:116%
C#70:106%
Abm70:095%

Chord progression, in order

Ab – Eb – C#m – Abm7 – Emaj7 – Ab – Eb – C#m – Abm7 – E6 – C#maj7 – F#6 – C#m7 – Dm7b5/C – C#maj7 – Cm7 – C#maj7 – Eb7/G – C#7 – Eb7 – Cmaj7 – C#maj7 – Eb7 – C#m7 – C#maj7 – Cm7 – C#m7 – C7 – Abm – Ebmaj7 – C#m6 – Abm7 – Emaj7 – Ebmaj7 – C#m6 – Abm7 – E6 – Emaj7 – Ebm6 – C#m7 – Abm7 – Emaj7 – Eb – C#7 – Abm7 – E6 – C#maj7 – Eb7/G – …