Chords of: borderline (Audio) ft. Missy Elliott by: Ariana Grande. (C7/E, Dm, Ebmaj7, Fmaj7) 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.
“borderline (Audio) ft. Missy Elliott” by Ariana Grande is in C Minor and runs at about 111 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 140 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C7/E, Dm, Ebmaj7, Fmaj7.
Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 2:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → Fmaj7 → Ebmaj7 → Dm → Ebmaj7 → Cm → Dm → Ebmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm | 0:24 | 14% |
| Cm | 0:23 | 13% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:19 | 11% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:16 | 9% |
| Bb/Ab | 0:13 | 7% |
| Am | 0:13 | 7% |
| C | 0:08 | 4% |
| Gm | 0:05 | 3% |
Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Am – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Am – Ebmaj7 – C7 – Fmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Dm – Cm7 – Fmaj7 – Dm – Am7b5/G – Gm6 – Cm – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Am – Dm – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Dm – Gm – Cm – Em7b5 – Dm – Am7b5/G – C – Cm – Dm – Gm – Am – C – Fmaj7 – Bb/Ab – C – Gm – Am – Bb/Ab – Cm6 – F6 – Am7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Fmaj7 – …
