Chords of: THE SHADE by: Rex Orange County. (C, Fmaj7, Bbmaj7, Bm7b5) 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.
“THE SHADE” by Rex Orange County is in C Major and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 89 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Fmaj7, Bbmaj7, Bm7b5.
Fmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 38% of the 2:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbmaj7 → Fmaj7 → Bbmaj7 → Fmaj7 → Bbmaj7 → Fmaj7 → F/C → Bbmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 3 main chords with 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Fmaj7 | 1:07 | 38% |
| Bbmaj7 | 1:02 | 35% |
| F6 | 0:08 | 5% |
| Bm7b5 | 0:06 | 4% |
| C7/E | 0:05 | 3% |
| C | 0:05 | 3% |
| F/C | 0:04 | 2% |
| Dm7b5/C | 0:03 | 2% |
Bbmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Edim – Bbmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – A – G7 – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Gm – Bbmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – G/A – F/C – Bbmaj7 – Dm7b5/C – C – Dm – G/A – F/C – E/B – Bm7b5 – C7 – Bbmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C7/E – Bbmaj7 – F – C – Fmaj7 – C7/E – Bbmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C7/E – Bbmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C7/E – Bbmaj7 – A7 – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – Fmaj7 – F6 – C/E – Bbmaj7 – A7 – …
