Chords of: Sleigh Ride by: The Ronettes. (A, G6, D, C/Bb) 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.
“Sleigh Ride” by The Ronettes is in C Major and runs at about 183 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 41 different chords across 188 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, G6, D, C/Bb.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 7% of the 2:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C/Bb → G6 → C/Bb → C6 → E7 → D → F#m7b5/E → A6. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:12 | 7% |
| Ab | 0:12 | 7% |
| G | 0:11 | 6% |
| Bb7 | 0:10 | 6% |
| G6 | 0:09 | 5% |
| Fm | 0:08 | 5% |
| Eb6 | 0:07 | 4% |
| C6 | 0:07 | 4% |
C/Bb – G6 – C/Bb – C6 – D7 – G – C – Eb6 – G – C – Am – Dm7 – G – F – G – Dm7 – Gm – C – Am – D – G – Cmaj7 – Am7 – D7 – G – C6 – D – G – Cmaj7 – Eb – G – C6 – D – G – C6 – Dm7 – G – C6 – D7 – G – Cmaj7 – Am7 – Dm – G – Am7 – Dm – G – C#maj7 – …
