Chords of: Can You Stand The Rain by: New Edition. (Ab, C#maj7, Fm7, C#6) 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.
“Can You Stand The Rain” by New Edition is in Ab Major and runs at about 143 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 154 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, C#maj7, Fm7, C#6.
C#maj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 4:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bmaj7 → Gaug → Ab → C#maj7 → C# → Ab → C#maj7 → Fm7. 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 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#maj7 | 0:41 | 17% |
| Fm7 | 0:39 | 16% |
| Eb | 0:26 | 11% |
| Ab | 0:24 | 10% |
| C#6 | 0:21 | 9% |
| Gaug | 0:11 | 5% |
| Eb/G | 0:10 | 4% |
| Fm | 0:08 | 3% |
Bmaj7 – Gaug – Fm7 – Eb/G – Ab – C#maj7 – Eb – Fm7 – Eb/G – Ab – C# – Am7b5/G – Fm7 – Eb/G – Ab – C#maj7 – Eb – Fm7 – Eb7/G – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – Ebm7b5/Db – Fm7 – Bb/C – Fm7 – C#maj7 – Eb/Db – Eb – Fm7 – Faug – Bb/F – Fm – C#maj7 – Eb – Eb/F – Bbm7 – Cm7 – C#6 – Fm7 – Bb7 – C#maj7 – Eb6 – Cm7 – Eb – Ab – C#maj7 – Eb – Fm7 – …
