Chords of: What In The World by: Rory Gallagher. (C/D, Cm, Cm7, Fm7) 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.
“What In The World” by Rory Gallagher is in C Minor and runs at about 80 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 55 different chords across 234 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C/D, Cm, Cm7, Fm7.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 9:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb6 → Gm7 → Cm → Gm7 → Cm → Gm → C → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 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 | 2:20 | 26% |
| Cm7 | 1:23 | 15% |
| Fm7 | 1:16 | 14% |
| Fm | 0:51 | 9% |
| Gm7 | 0:37 | 7% |
| Gm | 0:36 | 7% |
| Fm6 | 0:14 | 3% |
| G7 | 0:10 | 2% |
Eb6 – C/G – G7 – Eb6 – Gm7 – Cm – Ebmaj7 – C – G7 – Ebmaj7 – C6 – F7 – C7 – Gm7 – Cm – Gm – G7 – C – Cm – C#6 – Cm – Fm – C – Fm7 – Cm – Bb6 – Cm – Eb – Dm7b5 – Fm7 – Gm7 – B6 – Cm7 – C7 – Gm – Cm7 – Gm – Dm – Gm – Fm6 – Fm7 – C – Bb6 – Cm – C7 – Bb7 – G7 – Fm7 – …
