dodie – Rainbow Chords on Piano & Ukulele

dodie – Rainbow Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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[Verse 1]
                         D
I was brought up in a line
                           D
But I seem to walk in circles
               G
It's getting hard to navigate
When every map was 
               D
never made for me
                             D
And I thought it would feel good
                             D
To understand why I was different
            G
But my title just talks over me
                      Gm         D
I never even asked to be this way

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[Chorus]
                        C     G
But to say that I'm a rainbow
                        D
To tell me that I'm bright
                              E7 G
When I'm so used to feeling wrong
                           D
Well, it makes me feel alright

[Verse 2]
                    D
I didn't think it fair
                     D
I was not to be trusted
       G
How can I be proud of
What a million people 
                 D
shout at me? I'm not
                          D
So please step inside my soul
                         D
I'd love to watch you gasp
          G
You'd understand in minutes
              Gm
And I'd like to think 
you'd miss it
                 D
'Cause so would I

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[Chorus]
                     C G
So say that I'm a rainbow
                         D
And tell me that I'm bright
                    E7         G
When I'm so used to feeling wrong
                            D
Well, it makes me feel alright
                         C G
Oh, so say that I'm a rainbow
                        D
And tell me that I'm bright
                          E7 G
When I'm so used to feeling wrong
                          D
Well, it makes me feel alright

How to play Rainbow: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for Rainbow by dodie on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

Rainbow by dodie is built around D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯), with 5 chords in all: D, G, Gm, C and E7.

The backbone of the song is D – C – G – D (I – ♭VII – IV – I in D major). Practise these 4 changes until they feel natural and you can play most of it.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes A, D, Dm, G, B7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

D chord on guitar (xx0232)
DD F♯ A
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
E7 chord on guitar (020100)
E7E G♯ B D

Rainbow chords: questions

What key is Rainbow in?

Rainbow by dodie is centred on D major (two sharps: F♯, C♯).

What chords are in Rainbow?

Rainbow uses 5 chords: D, G, Gm, C, E7.

What is the chord progression of Rainbow?

The main progression is D – C – G – D (I – ♭VII – IV – I).

Is Rainbow easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 5th fret and play the shapes A, D, Dm, G, B7 (100% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 80% without a capo).

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