4 distinct chords · 84 changes · 3:04 long
Chord timeline
Chords in this song
- C
- G
- D
- Am
What you are playing
Chords for Knocking on Heaven's Door (Original), laid out across its 3:04 exactly where they fall. Most of it sits in G major. Every shape in it is an open chord, so nothing here needs a barre. Every one of its 4 chords is a plain triad, so three notes under the right hand covers the whole song.
Play it in another key
The same song, moved. Every row is Knocking on Heaven's Door (Original) shifted by that many semitones — useful when the recording sits too high or too low for your voice. The chords keep their relationships, so the song is unchanged apart from its pitch.
| Shift | Key | Chords |
|---|---|---|
| D major | GDAEmall open | |
| D♯ major | G♯D♯A♯Fm | |
| E major | AEBF♯m | |
| F major | A♯FCGm | |
| F♯ major | BF♯C♯G♯m | |
| G major | CGDAmall open | |
| G♯ major | C♯G♯D♯A♯m | |
| A major | DAEBm | |
| A♯ major | D♯A♯FCm | |
| B major | EBF♯C♯m | |
| C major | FCGDm | |
| C♯ major | F♯C♯G♯D♯m |
On a guitar there is a shortcut in one direction: transpose down by n and put a capo on fret n, and you are back at the original pitch while playing the easier shapes. That is what the capo line above is doing.
