Chords of: Rita Wrote A Letter by: Paul Kelly. (C, G, F, Dm) 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.
“Rita Wrote A Letter” by Paul Kelly is in C Major and runs at about 118 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 128 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, G, F, Dm.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 4:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Dm → C → Dm → C6 → Dm → C6 → Dm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:55 | 22% |
| G | 0:36 | 14% |
| F | 0:35 | 14% |
| Dm | 0:33 | 13% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:20 | 8% |
| C6 | 0:20 | 8% |
| Dm7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| D | 0:11 | 4% |
C – Dm – C – Dm – C6 – Dm – C6 – Dm – C – G/D – Dm – Cmaj7 – Dm – C6 – Dm – C6 – Dm – C6 – G – C6 – Dm – F – C – G – D – F – C – G – G6 – Fmaj7 – C – G – D – F – C – G – C – Am7b5 – Dm – Cmaj7 – Dm – C – G/D – Dm – Cmaj7 – Dm – C – Dm7 – …
