Chords of: October Rain by: Shulem. (Fm, Cm, Eb, Bb) 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.
“October Rain” by Shulem is in C Minor and runs at about 84 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 86 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm, Cm, Eb, Bb.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm → Cm → Bb → Cm → Ebmaj7 → Cm → Eb → Fm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 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 | 0:48 | 26% |
| Eb | 0:42 | 22% |
| Fm | 0:37 | 20% |
| Bb | 0:21 | 11% |
| Bb6 | 0:09 | 5% |
| Ab6 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:05 | 3% |
Fm – Cm – Bb – Cm – Ebmaj7 – Ab – G7 – Fm – Cm – Gm7 – Cm – Em7b5/D – Eb – Abmaj7 – Fm – Cm – F/C – Cm – Ab6 – Cm – Eb – Bb6 – Fm – Fm7 – Cm – Eb – Bb – Fm – Fm7 – Cm – Eb – Bb – Bb6 – Fm – Cm – Fm – Eb – Bbm – Ebm – C – Fm – Cm – F – Cm – Eb – Bb – Ebm – Dm7 – …
