Chords of: Islands in the Stream by: Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers. (C#, Ab, C, Bbm) 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.
“Islands in the Stream” by Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers is in Ab Major and runs at about 102 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 63 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, Ab, C, Bbm.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 36% of the 4:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → F → C → F → C → Fmaj7 → Fm → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 1:28 | 36% |
| C | 0:59 | 24% |
| C# | 0:31 | 12% |
| Bbm | 0:21 | 9% |
| F | 0:16 | 6% |
| Dm | 0:07 | 3% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:05 | 2% |
| C#maj7 | 0:05 | 2% |
C – F – C – F – C – F – C – F/C – C – F – C – Fmaj7 – Fm – C – F – Dm – C – F – C – Dm – C – Ab – C# – Ab – C# – Ab – C# – Ab – C#maj7 – C#m – Ab – C# – Bbm – Ab – C# – Ab – Bbm – Ab – C# – E – Ab – C#7 – Ab – C# – E – Ab – C# – Ab – …
