Big Yellow Taxi by Joni Mitchell

Key: E · 172 BPM · 3/4

The progression

This song follows the I-IV-I-V progression, played as a V-I-IV-I rotation in E major. Detected with medium confidence: dominant loop covers 48% of song time; rotation: I-IV-I-V (Plagal + authentic mix); 100% of chord time maps to diatonic romans; rapid fifth-related alternation detected 6-17s.

Learn more about the I-IV-I-V progression

Chord chart

  • 0:00 A
  • 0:02 B
  • 0:05 E
  • 0:11 A
  • 0:13 E
  • 0:17 A
  • 0:17 B
  • 0:19 E
  • 0:36 A
  • 0:39 E
  • 0:42 A
  • 0:43 B
  • 0:44 E
  • 0:53 A
  • 0:54 B
  • 0:55 E
  • 1:01 A
  • 1:04 E
  • 1:08 B
  • 1:09 E
  • 1:18 A
  • 1:19 B
  • 1:21 E
  • 1:26 A
  • 1:29 E
  • 1:32 A
  • 1:33 B
  • 1:34 E
  • 1:56 A
  • 1:57 B
  • 1:58 E
  • 2:02 A
  • 2:03 B
  • 2:04 E
  • 2:07 A
  • 2:08 B
  • 2:10 E