CHORD LIBRARY

Play along RISE, chord by chord.

Chords of: RISE by: Extreme. (G, D7, F6, D) 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 “RISE”

“RISE” by Extreme is in C Major and runs at about 174 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 89 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, D7, F6, D.

D7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 4:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D7 → Fmaj7 → F6 → Fmaj7 → D7 → Bbmaj7 → G7 → D7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D71:0925%
F61:0122%
D0:2911%
Dm70:2610%
Bbmaj70:114%
Gm0:104%
Fmaj70:104%
Dm0:093%

Chord progression, in order

D7 – Fmaj7 – D7 – Fmaj7 – D – F6 – Fmaj7 – D7 – Dm – D – D7 – Bbmaj7 – G7 – D7 – Dm7 – D – Bbaug – C/Bb – Bbmaj7 – Gmaj7 – F6 – D7/F# – F6 – D7 – Fmaj7 – D7 – Fmaj7 – F6 – C – Dm – C – F6 – D – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – D7 – Bb6 – Gm – F6 – G – Dm6 – Fmaj7 – Gm – F6 – Gm – Bbmaj7 – A7 – Dm – …