CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Gold Roses, chord by chord.

Chords of: Gold Roses by: Drake, Rick Ross. (C#6, Abmaj7, Ab7, C#) 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.

About the chords of “Gold Roses”

“Gold Roses” by Drake, Rick Ross is in Db Major and runs at about 162 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 45 different chords across 136 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#6, Abmaj7, Ab7, C#.

Ab7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 9% of the 3:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab/Eb → F#maj7 → Ab → Ebm7 → Abm7 → Ebm → Ab → Ab6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 13 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ab70:209%
Abmaj70:199%
Ebm70:157%
C#0:125%
Bb70:125%
Abm70:115%
Ab0:104%
Abm60:094%

Chord progression, in order

Ab/Eb – F#maj7 – Ab – Ebm7 – Abm7 – Ebm – Bb7 – Ab – Abm7 – C#maj7 – Ab6 – Bbm – Cm7b5/Bb – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – Ebm6 – Bb6 – Abmaj7 – F#maj7 – Ebmaj7 – F# – Abmaj7 – F#/A# – Ab/Bb – F#maj7 – Ab7 – F#7/A# – Eb – F#maj7 – Ab7 – F#7/A# – Ab7 – Ebm7 – Bbm6 – Ab7 – Bb7 – Amaj7 – Ebm7 – Ebaug – Abmaj7 – Bbm7b5 – Ebm – Bb6 – Ab – Bbm6 – Eb – Ab7 – Bbmaj7 – …