Chords of: Rather Be by: Clean Bandit. (Emaj7, Abm7, C#m7, B6) 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.
“Rather Be” by Clean Bandit is in Db Minor and runs at about 121 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 174 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, Abm7, C#m7, B6.
Abm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 3:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m7 → Abm7 → B6 → Abm7 → Emaj7 → E6 → Emaj7 → Ebm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm7 | 1:11 | 30% |
| Emaj7 | 0:51 | 21% |
| C#m7 | 0:20 | 8% |
| B | 0:14 | 6% |
| Ebm7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| B6 | 0:10 | 4% |
| Abm | 0:09 | 4% |
| E6 | 0:08 | 3% |
Abm – F#6 – Emaj7 – B – Abm – Ebm – Emaj7 – B/D# – Abm7 – F# – Emaj7 – B/D# – Emaj7 – C#m7 – B6 – F#7 – Abm7 – F#7 – Emaj7 – Abm7 – F#7 – Emaj7 – B – C#m7 – Eb/Db – C#m – B6 – F#7 – Abm7 – F#7 – Emaj7 – Abm7 – Emaj7 – E6 – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – Abm7 – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – Abm7 – F# – Abm – C#/G# – F# – B – E6 – B – F#/A# – …
