Chords of: Rookie by: Red Velvet. (Emaj7, Abm, Abm7, Cmaj7) 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.
“Rookie” by Red Velvet is in Ab Minor and runs at about 164 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 87 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, Abm, Abm7, Cmaj7.
Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → Abmaj7 → Abm → Bbm7 → Emaj7 → B6 → Ebm7 → Abm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm | 1:14 | 33% |
| Abm7 | 0:29 | 13% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:20 | 9% |
| Ebm7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| Abm6 | 0:14 | 6% |
| Emaj7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| Bb7 | 0:06 | 3% |
Cmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Abm – Bbm7 – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – B6 – E – Ebm7 – Abm7 – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – Abm – Ebm7 – Ab7 – Amaj7 – Abm7 – Bb7 – Abm7 – Bb7 – Abm – Bb7 – Abm6 – Am7b5 – Abm – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – Abm – Bb7 – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – Abm7 – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – Abm7 – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – Abm7 – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – Ab7 – Bbmaj7 – Abm7 – Bbm7 – Abm – Bbaug – Abm – …
