CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Rainbow, chord by chord.

Chords of: Rainbow by: South Border. (Abm, Gm7, F, Dm7) 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.

About the chords of “Rainbow”

“Rainbow” by South Border is in C Minor and runs at about 88 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 52 different chords across 155 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm, Gm7, F, Dm7.

Gm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 5:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm7 → F → Gm7b5/F → F → Gm7b5/F → Ab → F → Gm7b5/F. 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Gm70:5016%
F0:4815%
Dm70:237%
Am70:217%
Gm7b5/F0:175%
A70:155%
Gm7b50:124%
G70:113%

Chord progression, in order

Bb6 – Am – Gm7 – Am7 – Gm7 – F – C – Faug – Gm7b5/F – F – Gm7b5/F – Ab – Bb/Ab – Gm7b5 – F – Bb/C – Abmaj7 – F – Faug – Gm7b5/F – F – Gm7b5/F – F – Gm7b5/F – Ab – Bb – C6 – F – Am7 – Dm7 – C#6 – C#maj7 – C7 – F – Bb6 – Am7 – Dm7 – C#maj7 – Eb6 – F/Eb – Ab/Eb – F – Gm7 – Am7 – Dm – A7 – Dm – G6 – …