Chords of: Never Gonna Stop by: Rick Astley. (Bbmaj7, F, Cm, Cm7) 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.
“Never Gonna Stop” by Rick Astley is in C Minor and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 58 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbmaj7, F, Cm, Cm7.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm → F → Cm → Gm → F → D/C → Cm7 → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 0:40 | 20% |
| F | 0:40 | 20% |
| Gm | 0:29 | 15% |
| Cm7 | 0:28 | 14% |
| Bb | 0:16 | 8% |
| Gm7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| F6 | 0:08 | 4% |
| C7 | 0:06 | 3% |
Gm – F – Cm – Gm – F – Cm – D/C – Cm7 – F – Cm7 – F – Bb – F6 – Cm – C7 – Bb – Fmaj7 – Cm7 – Gm – Fmaj7 – C7 – Gm – C/G – Gm7b5/F – Gm – F – Cm7 – F – Cm7 – Bb – F – Bb – F6 – F – Cm – Bb – F – Cm – Gm – C7/E – Gm7 – Gm6 – C/G – Bb – F6 – Cm – Bb – F – …
