Chords of: Running up That Hill by: Kate Bush. (Cm, Cm7, Abmaj7, Ab) 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.
“Running up That Hill” by Kate Bush is in C Minor and runs at about 108 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 75 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Cm7, Abmaj7, Ab.
Cm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 67% of the 4:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Cm7 → Cm → Cm7 → Ab → Cm7 → Abmaj7 → Cm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm7 | 3:09 | 67% |
| Cm | 0:39 | 14% |
| Ab | 0:15 | 5% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:09 | 3% |
| Bb | 0:08 | 3% |
| Fm | 0:06 | 2% |
| Bb/C | 0:05 | 2% |
| Gm | 0:05 | 2% |
Cm – Cm7 – Cm – Ab – Bb/C – Cm7 – Gm – Ab – Bb/C – Cm7 – Ab – Bb – Cm7 – Fm – Cm7 – Fm – Cm – Ab – Cm – Bb – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – Bb – Cm7 – Gm – Ab – Bb – Cm7 – Gm – Ab – Bb – Cm7 – Ab – Bb – Cm7 – Bb – Cm7 – Fm7 – Cm – Cm7 – Fm – Ab – Cm7 – Fm – Eb – Abmaj7 – Bb – …