Chords of: Run Rudolph Run by: Chuck Berry. (Eb6, Cm, F7, 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.
“Run Rudolph Run” by Chuck Berry is in C Minor and runs at about 152 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 53 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb6, Cm, F7, G7.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 2:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → F7 → Cmaj7 → Ebaug → Cmaj7 → F7 → Cmaj7 → F7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 0:53 | 32% |
| F7 | 0:33 | 20% |
| Eb6 | 0:18 | 11% |
| G7 | 0:16 | 10% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:15 | 9% |
| C | 0:14 | 9% |
| F/Eb | 0:04 | 2% |
| G6 | 0:03 | 2% |
C – F7 – Cmaj7 – Ebaug – Cmaj7 – Cdim – F7 – Cmaj7 – F7 – Cmaj7 – G6 – Cm – F/Eb – Cm – F7 – Eb6 – C6 – G7 – Cm – Eb6 – F7 – Cm – G7 – Cm – Eb6 – F7 – Cm – F/Eb – Cm – F7 – Cm – G – Cmaj7 – F/Eb – C – F7 – Cm – G7 – Cm – F7/A – C – F7 – C – G7 – Cm – F7 – Cm – G7 – …
