CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Rivals, chord by chord.

Chords of: Rivals by: Bandokay, Headie One. (Ebmaj7, Bb7, F#maj7, Bbm7) 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 “Rivals”

“Rivals” by Bandokay, Headie One is in Db Major and runs at about 144 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 44 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebmaj7, Bb7, F#maj7, Bbm7.

Bb7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebm7 → Bb7 → Fm6 → F# → F → F# → F → F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb70:5128%
F#maj70:3519%
Bbm70:2011%
C#7/E#0:127%
F#0:127%
F0:116%
Ebm70:105%
F#70:063%

Chord progression, in order

Ebm7 – Bb7 – Fm6 – F# – F – F# – F – F# – B/F# – F – Bbm – F#m7b5 – F# – Bmaj7 – Bbm7 – C#7/E# – Bbm7 – Bb7 – F#maj7 – C#/E# – F#maj7 – Bbmaj7 – F#maj7 – Bb7 – F#7 – F7 – Bbmaj7 – F# – Bbm – C#m7 – F#maj7 – F#7 – B/F# – F – Bbm – B/F# – F#maj7 – Bmaj7 – C#7/E# – Bb7 – Bbm – F#maj7 – Gm – Ebmaj7