CHORD LIBRARY

Play along When I R.I.P., chord by chord.

Chords of: When I R.I.P. by: Labrinth. (C#7, C#m, Abm7, Abm) 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 “When I R.I.P.”

“When I R.I.P.” by Labrinth is in Ab Minor and runs at about 89 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 63 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#7, C#m, Abm7, Abm.

C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 2:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E/B → C#m7b5/B → Abm6 → Emaj7 → C#m → Emaj7 → C#m → Emaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 13 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#m0:4426%
Abm0:2314%
Abm70:2313%
Emaj70:2113%
Abm60:116%
E/B0:116%
C#m70:085%
C#m7b5/B0:085%

Chord progression, in order

E/B – C#m7b5/B – Abm6 – C#m – Emaj7 – C#m – Emaj7 – C#m – Ebm7b5/Db – Emaj7 – C#m – Emaj7 – C#m – Abm7 – E7 – Abm7 – E7 – Abm7 – C#m – Abm – C#m – Abm – C#m – Abm – C#m – Emaj7 – C#m – Abm7 – C#m – C#m7 – Abm – Eb – Bbm7b5/Ab – Abm – E6 – Abm7 – C#m7 – Abm – C#m – Emaj7 – Abm7 – C#7/E# – C#m – Emaj7 – Abm7 – C#m7 – Emaj7 – C#m – …