Chords of: Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It) by: Beyoncé. (E, Amaj7, E7, Emaj7) 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.
“Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” by Beyoncé is in E Major and runs at about 97 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 65 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Amaj7, E7, Emaj7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Fmaj7 → E7 → Amaj7 → Emaj7 → Caug → Amaj7 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:46 | 24% |
| Amaj7 | 0:30 | 16% |
| B7 | 0:16 | 8% |
| E7 | 0:14 | 7% |
| Emaj7 | 0:13 | 7% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:12 | 7% |
| C#7/E# | 0:11 | 6% |
| C | 0:07 | 4% |
E – Fmaj7 – E7 – Amaj7 – E – Dm6 – Emaj7 – B7 – Caug – B7 – Amaj7 – B7 – C – B7 – Amaj7 – E – Dm6 – Amaj7 – E – Dm6 – E7 – E – B7 – Cmaj7 – B7 – Amaj7 – B7 – C – B7 – Amaj7 – Fmaj7 – Bm7b5/A – Em – Am7 – A – G/B – Bm – Em – Am7 – Bm7 – Em – C6 – B – B7 – C#7/E# – E7 – Emaj7 – Bm6 – …
