Chords of: Rio (Official Music Video) by: Duran Duran. (A, E, D6, Em7) 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.
“Rio (Official Music Video)” by Duran Duran is in A Major and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 40 different chords across 185 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, E, D6, Em7.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 5:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab/Eb → Fm7b5/Eb → Eb6 → Cm → E7 → G6 → Am7 → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:45 | 15% |
| E | 0:42 | 14% |
| D6 | 0:22 | 7% |
| Em7 | 0:18 | 6% |
| Em | 0:17 | 5% |
| B | 0:16 | 5% |
| C#m7 | 0:16 | 5% |
| C#m | 0:16 | 5% |
Ab/Eb – Fm7b5/Eb – Eb6 – Cm – Cm7b5 – E – Gmaj7 – Ab – Am – E7 – G6 – E – G – E7 – C/D – Am7 – C – Em – C/D – C#m7 – Cmaj7 – E – G – Abm7 – Am7 – C – Em7 – Amaj7 – C – E – Em7 – A7 – C – G6 – Abm7 – Am7 – A/C# – C – E – B – D6 – E6 – A – C#m – G6 – E – B – E6 – …
