CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Right Next Door (Because of Me), chord by chord.

Chords of: Right Next Door (Because of Me) by: The Robert Cray Band, Robert Cray. (Eb6, Cm, Cm7, Eb) 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 “Right Next Door (Because of Me)”

“Right Next Door (Because of Me)” by The Robert Cray Band, Robert Cray is in C Minor and runs at about 175 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 122 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb6, Cm, Cm7, Eb.

Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 4:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Cm7 → Eb → Cm → Eb → Cm → Bb → Cm. 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cm1:2332%
Cm70:5421%
Bb0:3915%
Eb0:2610%
Ab60:218%
F0:093%
Ab0:083%
Eb60:052%

Chord progression, in order

Eb – Cm7 – F – Eb – F – Cm – Bb – Cm – Eb – F – Eb – Bb – Cm – Bb – Cm – Eb6 – F – Cm – Bb – Cm – Eb – F – Eb – Bb – Cm – Bb – Eb – Cm – Bb – Cm – Ab – Bb – Cm – Cm7 – Ab6 – Bb6 – Cm – Ab – Bb – Cm – Cm7 – Ab – Bb – Cm – Eb – Ab/Eb – Eb – Cm – …