Chords of: Set Fire to the Rain by: Adele. (C, Dm, Gm, Gm7) 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.
“Set Fire to the Rain” by Adele is in C Major and runs at about 108 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 9 different chords across 84 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Dm, Gm, Gm7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm7 → F → C → Gm → Dm7 → F → C → Gm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1:15 | 31% |
| Dm | 1:06 | 28% |
| Gm | 0:22 | 9% |
| Gm7 | 0:21 | 9% |
| A# | 0:21 | 9% |
| F | 0:14 | 6% |
| Am | 0:09 | 4% |
| Dm7 | 0:08 | 4% |
Dm7 – F – C – Gm – Dm7 – F – C – Gm – Dm7 – C – F – Dm – F – C – Gm – Dm – F/A – C – A# – Gm – Dm – A# – C – Am – Dm – C – Dm – Gm7 – Dm – C – Dm – F – C – Gm7 – Dm – F – C – A# – Gm7 – Dm – A# – C – Dm – C – Dm – Gm – Dm – C – …
