About the chords of “Rng”

“Rng” by Cotto Rng is in C Minor and runs at about 97 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 48 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, C#maj7, Cm7b5/Bb, Ebm6.

C#maj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 2:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm7 → Eb6 → Gmaj7 → Cmaj7 → C#maj7 → Cm7b5/Bb → Ebm7b5 → Eb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 12 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 frequency

Chord progression, in order

Fm – Bm7 – Eb6 – Gmaj7 – Eb6 – Cmaj7 – Abm7 – Bbmaj7 – C#maj7 – C#/D# – Cm7b5/Bb – Ebm7b5 – Eb6 – Bmaj7 – C/Bb – C#7 – B – Bbm – Abmaj7 – B – Cmaj7 – C#maj7 – C7 – Bb – Cm – Gm – Cm7 – C#maj7 – Bbm – Abmaj7 – Ebm6 – Emaj7 – Cm7b5/Bb – Cmaj7 – Abm7 – Bbmaj7 – C#maj7 – Cm7b5/Bb – Ebm7b5 – Ebm6 – Abm – Bbmaj7 – B – Bbmaj7 – B7/D# – D7 – C#maj7 – D

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