CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Rude, chord by chord.

Chords of: Rude by: Magic!. (Bm7b5/A, C#, F#, F#maj7) 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 “Rude”

“Rude” by Magic! is in Db Minor and runs at about 144 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 41 different chords across 166 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm7b5/A, C#, F#, F#maj7.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#maj7 → C# → F#maj7 → Ab7 → C# → Bbm7b5/Ab → Ab → Bbm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 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#1:1433%
F#0:2913%
Ab0:178%
Bbm70:157%
Bbm0:125%
F#60:104%
F#maj70:094%
C#maj70:052%

Chord progression, in order

Bm7b5/A – F# – Bbm – Ab/Gb – F#maj7 – Ab/Gb – F# – F#dim – Bbm – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – Bb7 – F#maj7 – Ab – C# – Ebm – Ab7 – F#maj7 – Ab7 – C# – Bbm7b5/Ab – F# – F#dim – Ab – C#/E# – Bbm – F# – Ab – C#6 – Fm – Bbm7 – Gaug – F# – C# – F# – C# – Cm – C#maj7 – F# – C# – C7 – Bbm7 – Eaug – C# – Bbm7 – Abmaj7 – Ebm – C# – …