Knockin' on Heaven's Door by Bob Dylan

Key: G · 144 BPM · 4/4

The progression

This song follows the V-IV-I progression, played as a I-V-IV rotation in G major. Detected with medium confidence: dominant loop covers 49% of song time; rotation: V-IV-I (Common turnaround / bluesy resolution); 100% of chord time maps to diatonic romans; rapid fifth-related alternation detected 86-91s.

Learn more about the V-IV-I progression

Chord chart

  • 0:01 G
  • 0:03 D
  • 0:04 Am
  • 0:08 G
  • 0:10 D
  • 0:11 C
  • 0:15 G
  • 0:17 D
  • 0:18 Am
  • 0:22 G
  • 0:24 D
  • 0:25 C
  • 0:29 G
  • 0:31 D
  • 0:32 Am
  • 0:36 G
  • 0:37 D
  • 0:39 C
  • 0:43 G
  • 0:44 D
  • 0:46 Am7
  • 0:49 G
  • 0:51 D
  • 0:53 C
  • 0:56 G
  • 0:58 D
  • 1:00 Am
  • 1:03 G
  • 1:05 D
  • 1:07 C
  • 1:10 G
  • 1:12 D
  • 1:14 Am
  • 1:16 G
  • 1:19 D
  • 1:20 C
  • 1:24 G
  • 1:26 D
  • 1:27 Am
  • 1:30 D
  • 1:31 G
  • 1:32 D
  • 1:34 C
  • 1:38 G
  • 1:39 D
  • 1:41 Am
  • 1:44 G
  • 1:46 D
  • 1:48 C
  • 1:51 G
  • 1:53 D
  • 1:55 Am
  • 1:58 G
  • 2:00 D
  • 2:02 C
  • 2:05 G
  • 2:07 D
  • 2:08 Am
  • 2:12 G
  • 2:13 D
  • 2:15 C
  • 2:19 G
  • 2:20 D
  • 2:22 Am