Chords of: The River (The River Tour Tempe 1980) by: Bruce Springsteen. (Abm7b5/Gb, A, D, F#m) 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.
“The River (The River Tour Tempe 1980)” by Bruce Springsteen is in A Major and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 218 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm7b5/Gb, A, D, F#m.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 7:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → C#m7 → D → A → D → A/C# → Bm → E7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:17 | 18% |
| D | 1:12 | 17% |
| F#m | 1:05 | 15% |
| E | 0:56 | 13% |
| Bm | 0:31 | 7% |
| D6 | 0:30 | 7% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:21 | 5% |
| Amaj7 | 0:18 | 4% |
A – C#m7 – A/C# – D – A – D – A/C# – Bm – E7 – A – C#m7 – A/C# – D – A – D – A – Bm – Bm7 – E7 – F# – B6 – A – E/F# – E7 – A – Bm – A – D – F# – Ab – A – E – D – Am – F#m – Amaj7 – D – A – D – A – E – F# – F#m – Bm – A – D – Bm – F#m – …
