Chords of: Early Morning Rain by: Gordon Lightfoot. (F, C, Bb, C7) 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.
“Early Morning Rain” by Gordon Lightfoot is in F Major and runs at about 106 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 11 different chords across 103 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, C, Bb, C7.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 42% of the 3:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Bb → C → F → C → F → Bb → F. 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 E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 1:20 | 42% |
| Bb | 0:38 | 20% |
| C | 0:36 | 19% |
| Bb6 | 0:10 | 6% |
| C7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Bb/F | 0:07 | 4% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:03 | 2% |
| Bb/C | 0:03 | 2% |
F – Bb – C – Bb – F – Bb/F – F – Bb/C – C – Bb – F – Bb – F – Bb6 – Bb – F – Bb/F – F – Bb6 – Bb – C7 – F – Bb/F – F – C – Bb – F – Bb – F – C – Gm – Bb – F – Bb – F – Bb/F – F – Bb6 – C – C7 – F – C – Bb – F/G – Bbmaj7 – C – Bb – F – …
