Chords of: Rather Be (Instrumental Version) by: The Juke Box Band. (E, Abm, C#m7, Emaj7) 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.
“Rather Be (Instrumental Version)” by The Juke Box Band is in E Major and runs at about 121 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 218 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Abm, C#m7, Emaj7.
Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → E6 → Amaj7 → Emaj7 → Ebm7 → Abm → Emaj7 → Ebm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm | 0:56 | 24% |
| E | 0:49 | 21% |
| F# | 0:18 | 8% |
| B | 0:18 | 7% |
| C#m7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| Emaj7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| Ebm | 0:13 | 5% |
| Ebm7 | 0:10 | 4% |
Abm – F# – E – B – Abm – F# – Abm7 – E – B – Abm – F# – E – Ebaug – Ebm – E – C#m7 – Abm – F# – E – B – Abm – F# – Emaj7 – B – Abm – F# – E – B – E – E6 – Ebm – Abm – F#/G# – E – B/A – Abm – F# – B/A – E – B/A – Abm – F#/G# – E – B/A – E – Amaj7 – Ebm – Emaj7 – …
