CHORD LIBRARY

Play along A Rainy Night in Soho, chord by chord.

Chords of: A Rainy Night in Soho by: The Pogues. (F, C, G, F6) 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 “A Rainy Night in Soho”

“A Rainy Night in Soho” by The Pogues is in C Major and runs at about 71 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 134 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, C, G, F6.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 48% of the 4:44 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → F → G → C → F → G → C → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: beginner-friendly — only 4 chords, all of them common open shapes. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C2:1748%
G0:4917%
F0:4516%
F60:217%
G70:114%
Gmaj70:052%
Cmaj70:042%
F/C0:041%

Chord progression, in order

C – F – G – C – F – G – C – G – Cmaj7 – F – G – C – F/C – G – C – F6 – G – C – F6 – Gmaj7 – C – F6 – Gmaj7 – C – F6 – G – C – F6 – G – C – F – G – C – F – G – C – F – G – C – F6 – G – C – F – G – C – F – G – C – …