CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Rather Be, chord by chord.

Chords of: Rather Be by: Gulddreng. (C#maj7, C#m, C#m7, Amaj7) 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 “Rather Be”

“Rather Be” by Gulddreng is in Db Minor and runs at about 105 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 40 different chords across 130 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#maj7, C#m, C#m7, Amaj7.

C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E6 → C#m7 → C#m → C#m7 → Amaj7 → C#m7 → C#m → E6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#m0:5026%
Amaj70:3116%
C#m70:2915%
E60:126%
C#0:094%
E0:063%
B60:053%
F#m0:052%

Chord progression, in order

E6 – Abm7b5/Gb – C#m7 – C# – Amaj7 – Abm7 – C#m – E – F#m – C#m – F#m – B6 – Dmaj7 – C#m – Eb – B/F# – C#m – F#/C# – Amaj7 – D/E – B6 – C#m7 – F#m – C#m7 – Bbm7b5 – Amaj7 – B – C#m7 – Ab7/C – C#m – F# – Amaj7 – B7 – Abm – A – F# – E6 – C#m – C#/B – Amaj7 – Abm7 – F#/G# – E6 – C#m – Amaj7 – D6 – Ab7/C – F#7 – …