Chords of: Message to You Rudy by: The Specials. (Am, C, C6, Cmaj7) 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.
“Message to You Rudy” by The Specials is in C Major and runs at about 102 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 116 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am, C, C6, Cmaj7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 2:47 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Am → C6 → C → Am → C6 → C → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:36 | 22% |
| F | 0:30 | 18% |
| G | 0:29 | 17% |
| Am | 0:21 | 13% |
| C6 | 0:19 | 12% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:08 | 5% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| G7/B | 0:06 | 4% |
C – F – G – Bm – C – Faug – C#m7b5/B – Am – Fmaj7 – G – C6 – Am – F – G – C6 – F – G7/B – C – F – G7/B – C – F – G7 – C – F – G7/B – C – F – G7 – C – F – G – Am – Fmaj7 – G – C6 – Am – Fmaj7 – G – C6 – F – G – C6 – F – G – C – F – G – …
