CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Rolling In The Deep, chord by chord.

Chords of: Rolling In The Deep by: Adele. (Cm6, Bb, Cm, Abmaj7) 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 “Rolling In The Deep”

“Rolling In The Deep” by Adele is in C Minor and runs at about 105 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 98 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm6, Bb, Cm, Abmaj7.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab7/C → C → Cm → Bb6 → Cm → Eb7/G → Cm7b5/Bb → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb0:5122%
Abmaj70:3817%
Cm0:3716%
Bb60:136%
C0:115%
Ab0:094%
Cm70:094%
Ab60:084%

Chord progression, in order

Ab7/C – C – Cm – Bb6 – Cm7b5/Bb – Gm – C7/E – Cm – Bb6 – G – C7/E – Cm – Eb7/G – Cm7b5/Bb – Ebmaj7 – C7/E – Cm – Gmaj7 – Cm7b5/Bb – Gmaj7 – C7/E – Ab – Abm6 – Bb6 – Eb/G – Gm – Ab6 – Cm7b5/Bb – Gm7 – Gaug – G – Cm – Bb – Abmaj7 – Bb – Cm – Bb – Abmaj7 – Bb – Cm – G7 – Bb – Cm – Cm7b5/Bb – C – G7 – Bbm – Cm7b5/Bb – …