Adele – Set Fire To The Rain – Chorus
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Chord Progression
[‘Am’, ‘Am/B’, ‘Am’, ‘G’, ‘G/A’, ‘G’, ‘Dm’, ‘Dm’, ‘F’, ‘Am’, ‘G’, ‘Am’, ‘Am/B’, ‘Am’, ‘G’, ‘G/A’, ‘G’, ‘Dm’, ‘Dm’, ‘F’, ‘Am’, ‘G’]
Chord Progression Analysis
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– A minor (vi)
– A minor/B (vi6/4)
– A minor (vi)
– G Major (V)
– G Major/A (V6/4)
– G Major (V)
– D minor (i)
– D minor (i)
– F Major (III)
– A minor (vi)
– G Major (V)
– A minor (vi)
– A minor/B (vi6/4)
– A minor (vi)
– G Major (V)
– G Major/A (V6/4)
– G Major (V)
– D minor (i)
– D minor (i)
– F Major (III)
– A minor (vi)
– G Major (V)
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Similar Chord Progressions
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1. “Rolling In The Deep” by Adele uses a similar chord progression with the pattern being [Am, G, F, G].
2. “Bad Guy” by Billie Eilish uses a similar chord progression with the pattern being [Gm, Gm/A, Gm/Bb, Cm].
3. “Someone Like You” by Adele uses a similar chord progression with the pattern being [A, E/G#, F#m, D, A, E].
4. “Just The Way You Are” by Bruno Mars uses a similar chord sequence of [F, Dm, Bb, F].
This shows that such chord patterns are quite popular throughout many pop songs.
Musical Analysis
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Adele starts the first chorus in A minor, proceeding to an inversed A minor over B. She then goes back to the A minor, then to a G Major chord, and follows it with a G Major over A which creates a suspended feel before transitioning back to the G Major chord.
The D minor sections in the chorus are the points where the song heightens in energy and intensity. following this heightened feel, Adele then moves to F major to create a resolution, creating a sense of completeness, and in the process, making the audience feel something powerful.
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Overall Analysis
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‘Set Fire to the Rain’ is written in the key of D minor. The main course of progression uses the chords of Dm, B-flat Major, F Major and C Major. This is a 6-4-1-5 progression, which is very popular and is used in a lot of pop music.
What makes this progression interesting is that Adele uses the 2nd inversion of the A minor chord, Am/B, and G/A, which gives it a unique timbre. `Am/B` is the 2nd inversion of the `Am` chord and `G/A` is the 2nd inversion of the `G` chord.
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Style Analysis
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Adele’s style often combines pop-soul with contemporary pop music, using simple, effective chord progressions as the building blocks for her emotive and evocative melodies and her distinctive, powerhouse vocal delivery.
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What are the chords in: Adele – Set Fire To The Rain – Chorus?
[‘Am’, ‘Am/B’, ‘Am’, ‘G’, ‘G/A’, ‘G’, ‘Dm’, ‘Dm’, ‘F’, ‘Am’, ‘G’, ‘Am’, ‘Am/B’, ‘Am’, ‘G’, ‘G/A’, ‘G’, ‘Dm’, ‘Dm’, ‘F’, ‘Am’, ‘G’]
