Chords of: Rio by: Sentino. (Em, Em7, A7, 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.
“Rio” by Sentino is in E Minor and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 83 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, Em7, A7, Cmaj7.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 48% of the 2:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Em7 → Em → A7 → Em → Cmaj7 → Em → Bm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 1:06 | 48% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:28 | 20% |
| D | 0:09 | 7% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:07 | 5% |
| A/E | 0:05 | 4% |
| D6 | 0:03 | 2% |
| Em7 | 0:03 | 2% |
| A7 | 0:03 | 2% |
Em – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D/A – Em – E – Cmaj7 – D – Em – E7 – Cmaj7 – D/A – Em – E7 – Cmaj7 – D6 – Em – A/E – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Em – A/E – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Em – A7 – B – Cmaj7 – D – Em – B7 – Cmaj7 – D – Em – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D6 – Em – Cmaj7 – D6 – Em – B – Cmaj7 – A/E – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Em – A/E – …
