CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Spotlight, chord by chord.

Chords of: Spotlight by: Rap La Rue. (Abm7b5/Gb, F#m, Ebm7b5/Db, D6) 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 “Spotlight”

“Spotlight” by Rap La Rue is in C Minor and runs at about 135 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm7b5/Gb, F#m, Ebm7b5/Db, D6.

F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 2:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → Bm7 → F#m7 → D → F#m7 → F#m → F#m7 → F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#m0:4024%
D60:2414%
Ebm7b5/Db0:1710%
F#m70:106%
B0:106%
F#0:096%
E0:095%
Bm70:074%

Chord progression, in order

F#m – Bm7 – E – D6 – F#m7 – D – F#m7 – Bm7b5 – F#m – Bmaj7 – E – F#m7 – D – F# – B/C# – D6 – F#m – Abm7 – E – D6 – F#m6 – D7 – F# – E7 – D6 – F#m – E – D6 – F#m – C#m7b5/B – F# – A/B – D6 – F#m – Bm7 – F# – B7 – F# – E6 – D6 – F#m7b5 – Cmaj7 – D7 – B/C# – F#m – Cmaj7 – D6 – F#m – …