Chords of: Russians by: Sting. (Cm, G, G7, C) 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.
“Russians” by Sting is in C Major and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 166 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, G, G7, C.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → G7 → Eb → Cm → G7 → C → G7 → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 0:54 | 23% |
| C | 0:26 | 11% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:20 | 9% |
| G | 0:17 | 7% |
| Bb6 | 0:15 | 6% |
| G7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| Bb | 0:12 | 5% |
| G/B | 0:09 | 4% |
G – C – Bb6 – Ab – Bb – Fm6 – Gm7 – Fm – Bb – C7 – Bb7 – Ab – Bb – G7/B – Cm – G7 – Eb – G/B – Bm – Cm – G7 – Cm – Bb – Abmaj7 – Bb – Fm – Bb – C – Bb6 – Bb7 – Ab – Bb6 – Fm – Gm – Ab6 – Bb6 – C – Bb6 – Ab – Bb – G7/B – Cm – G7 – Eb – G/B – Cm – G7 – Cm – …
