CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Beyonce, chord by chord.

Chords of: Beyonce by: Beyoncé, Ginoka. (Gm, Ebmaj7, Gm7, Dmaj7) 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.

About the chords of “Beyonce”

“Beyonce” by Beyoncé, Ginoka is in G Minor and runs at about 112 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 142 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm, Ebmaj7, Gm7, Dmaj7.

Gm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 2:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm7 → Gm → Ebmaj7 → D → G7 → D6 → Bbmaj7 → Gm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Gm0:5531%
D0:2313%
Ebmaj70:2112%
D70:2112%
Gm70:137%
Dmaj70:074%
D60:074%
G70:043%

Chord progression, in order

Gm – D7 – Gm – D7 – Gm – D – Gm – D – Fmaj7 – Gm7 – D – Gm – D7 – Ebmaj7 – D – Gm – Am7b5/G – Gm – D – Gm – D7 – Ebm – D – Bb6 – D7 – Gm7 – D6 – G7 – D – Gmaj7 – D7 – Ebmaj7 – D7 – Gm – D – Am7b5 – Gm – D – Eb/Bb – G7 – D6 – Am7b5 – G – D6 – G6 – Ebmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Gm – …