CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Cholappenne, chord by chord.

Chords of: Cholappenne by: A. R. Rahman, Vijay Yesudas. (Em7, D, Dmaj7, Bm7) 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 “Cholappenne”

“Cholappenne” by A. R. Rahman, Vijay Yesudas is in D Major and runs at about 88 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 88 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7, D, Dmaj7, Bm7.

D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dmaj7 → Bm7 → D → G6 → Dmaj7 → D6 → D → Dmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 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
D0:4721%
Dmaj70:3918%
Bm70:3616%
G60:2110%
Em70:136%
G0:125%
Am70:125%
A/C#0:063%

Chord progression, in order

Dmaj7 – Bm7 – D – G6 – Dmaj7 – D6 – D – G/D – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – D – E7 – D – G6 – Bm7 – D – G6 – D – F#m7 – Bm7 – Am – Em7 – D – F#m7 – Bm7 – Am7 – Em7 – D – E – Dmaj7 – G6 – Bm7 – D – Dmaj7 – D6 – D – A – Bm7 – D7 – A/C# – Am7 – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – A – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – Am7 – Dmaj7 – …