CHORD LIBRARY

Play along A Rainy Night in Soho, chord by chord.

Chords of: A Rainy Night in Soho by: Bruce Springsteen, Shane MacGowan. (C, Fmaj7, C6, G7) 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 “A Rainy Night in Soho”

“A Rainy Night in Soho” by Bruce Springsteen, Shane MacGowan is in C Major and runs at about 104 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 121 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Fmaj7, C6, G7.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 54% of the 4:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → F → C6 → C → F → Am7 → C → Gm7b5/F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C2:2354%
Fmaj70:3914%
G70:218%
C60:218%
Am70:145%
F0:073%
G0:052%
Dm0:042%

Chord progression, in order

C – F – G – C6 – C – F – Am7 – C – G – C – Gm7b5/F – G – C6 – Cdim – C – F – G – C6 – C – Ab7/C – Fmaj7 – G – Am7 – C – F6 – C6 – C – F – C6 – C – C6 – Faug – C/G – C6 – C – F – Am7 – C – Fmaj7 – C6 – C – Fmaj7 – G7 – C – Fmaj7 – G7 – C6 – C – …