Chords of: Rise Up by: Andra Day. (F#, C#, Ab, Bbm) 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.
“Rise Up” by Andra Day is in Bb Minor and runs at about 116 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 88 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, C#, Ab, Bbm.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 4:16 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab7/C → C#maj7 → Ab → Bbm → F# → C#maj7 → Ab → Bbm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Bb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 0:52 | 20% |
| F# | 0:51 | 20% |
| Ab | 0:48 | 19% |
| Bbm | 0:43 | 17% |
| Bbm7 | 0:17 | 7% |
| Ab7/C | 0:12 | 5% |
| C#maj7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| F#maj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
Ab7/C – C#maj7 – Ab – Bbm – F# – C#maj7 – Ab – Bbm7 – F# – C# – Ab – Fm – Bbm – F# – C# – Ab – Bbm – F#/A# – C# – Ab – Bbm – F# – C# – Ab – Bbm7 – F# – C# – Ab – Bbm – F# – C# – Ab – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – C#maj7 – Ab – Bbm7 – Bbm6 – F# – C# – Ab – Bbm – Eb/Bb – F# – C# – Ab – Bbm7 – F#/A# – …
