Chords of: Poison by: Alice Cooper. (Bbmaj7, D, Bb, Gm) 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.
“Poison” by Alice Cooper is in G Minor and runs at about 118 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 198 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbmaj7, D, Bb, Gm.
Bbmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 4:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → C → D → Bbmaj7 → D → Bbmaj7 → D → Bbmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in G Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bbmaj7 | 0:45 | 17% |
| D | 0:40 | 15% |
| Bb | 0:40 | 15% |
| C | 0:39 | 15% |
| F | 0:32 | 12% |
| Dm | 0:19 | 7% |
| Gm | 0:10 | 4% |
| Eb | 0:07 | 3% |
D – C – D – C – Bbmaj7 – D – Bbmaj7 – D – Bbmaj7 – D – Bbmaj7 – D – Dm7 – Bb – F – Gm7b5/F – C6 – Gm – Eb – Bb – D – Gm – Ebmaj7 – Bb – F – Cm – Abmaj7 – Bb7 – Eb – Bb – Am – F – C – G – Dm – Bb – F – C – Dm – Bb – F – C – Dm – Bb – F – C – Dm – Bbmaj7 – …
