Chords of: Rain on the Graves by: Bruce Dickinson. (C, Em, E, D) 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.
“Rain on the Graves” by Bruce Dickinson is in C Major and runs at about 116 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 142 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Em, E, D.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 7:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D7 → D → Bm → Em7 → E → A7 → E → A7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1:03 | 14% |
| Em | 0:53 | 12% |
| E | 0:40 | 9% |
| D | 0:36 | 8% |
| E7 | 0:30 | 7% |
| D7 | 0:27 | 6% |
| Em7 | 0:26 | 6% |
| A7 | 0:21 | 5% |
D7 – Bm – D – Bm – Em7 – E – G/D – A7 – Gm6 – E – A7 – E – A7 – Gm6 – E – A/B – E7 – Em – Bb6 – A7 – Em – A7 – Bbmaj7 – A7 – Em – E – Edim – E7 – Em – A7 – Edim – A7 – Em – B – C – Am – B – Cmaj7 – B – C – Am – B – Bbmaj7 – Em – D – C – A – Em – …
