About the chords of “Raatteentie”

“Raatteentie” by Korsuorkesteri is in C Minor and runs at about 116 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 41 different chords across 143 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm, D7, Cm, D.

Gm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 38% of the 2:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Gm → D7 → Gm → Dmaj7 → D7 → Cm → Gm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 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 frequency

Chord progression, in order

Cm – Gm – Cm – A – D7/F# – Gm – Dmaj7 – Gm – D7 – Gm – D/A – Gm – G7/B – Cm – Am7b5 – Gm – D – Cm7 – Ebdim – Gm – Dmaj7 – Cm6 – D7 – Gm – G7/B – Cm – Amaj7 – Gm – D7 – Eb6 – Daug – Gm – D7 – Gm – Cmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Cm7b5 – Gm – Cm – Bmaj7 – A – C#dim – D7/F# – Gm – G/D – Gm – Dm7 – Daug – …

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