CHORD LIBRARY

Play along I Follow Rivers, chord by chord.

Chords of: I Follow Rivers by: Lykke Li. (Dm, Am, C, Am7) 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 “I Follow Rivers”

“I Follow Rivers” by Lykke Li is in C Major and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 90 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm, Am, C, Am7.

Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 36% of the 3:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → Am → Dm7 → Am7 → Dm → A → Dm → Am7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Dm1:0736%
Am0:3821%
C0:2112%
Am70:2111%
F0:158%
G0:053%
Dm70:042%
Fmaj70:021%

Chord progression, in order

Dm – G – Am – Dm7 – G – Am7 – Dm – G – Am7 – D – A – Am7 – Dm – G – Am – D/A – Am7 – Dm – G – Am – Dm – G – Am7 – Dm – G – Am – Ab7 – Caug – F – Dm – Am – C – F – Dm – Am – C – Dm – Amaj7 – Am7 – Dm – G – Am7 – D – Am7 – Dm – Am – F – Dm – …