Chords of: The River by: Davin Herbrüggen. (Bbm, C#, Bbm7, Ab) 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” by Davin Herbrüggen is in Ab Major and runs at about 142 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 134 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbm, C#, Bbm7, Ab.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 3:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#7 → Bbm7 → C#maj7 → Ab → C# → Ab → C# → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 0:58 | 30% |
| Bbm7 | 0:39 | 20% |
| Ab | 0:31 | 16% |
| F# | 0:22 | 12% |
| F#maj7 | 0:11 | 6% |
| Ab6 | 0:09 | 5% |
| F#6 | 0:06 | 3% |
| C#7 | 0:04 | 2% |
C#7 – Bbm7 – Ab – F# – C#maj7 – Ab – C# – Ab – F#maj7 – C# – Ab – C# – Ab – F# – C# – Ab – Bbm7 – Ab6 – F# – C# – Ab – C#/G# – Ab – Bbm – C#/G# – F# – C# – Ab – Bbm7 – Ab – F# – F#maj7 – C# – Ab6 – C – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – C# – Ab6 – Bbm7 – F#6 – F#maj7 – C# – Ab6 – Abaug – Bbm7 – F# – C# – …
