Chords of: Over The Rainbow by: Eva Cassidy. (Ab, Bbm7, Eb, 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.
“Over The Rainbow” by Eva Cassidy is in Ab Major and runs at about 156 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 156 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Bbm7, Eb, C#.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 5:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → Bbm7 → Ab → Fm → Cm7 → Ab → C# → Eb. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 1:03 | 20% |
| Bbm7 | 0:41 | 13% |
| Eb | 0:21 | 7% |
| C# | 0:17 | 5% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:15 | 5% |
| Fm7 | 0:13 | 4% |
| Cm | 0:13 | 4% |
| C#m7 | 0:12 | 4% |
Ab – Bbm7 – Ab/Bb – Bbm7 – Eb/Bb – Ab – Fm – Cm7 – Ab7 – Bbm – Eb6 – Bbm – Ab – C# – C#m7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Ab7 – Eb7 – Cm7 – C# – C#m – Bb/Ab – Abmaj7 – Fm – Bbm7 – Ab/Bb – Cm – Ab – Bb7 – Eb – Ab – Fm – Cm7 – Ab7 – Bbm7 – Ab – C# – Bb7 – C#m7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Eb7 – Cm7 – C#maj7 – Bb7 – C#m – Abmaj7 – …
