Chords of: AMERIICAN REQUIEM by: Beyoncé. (Eb, Ab, Eb7, Ab/Eb) 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.
“AMERIICAN REQUIEM” by Beyoncé is in Eb Major and runs at about 94 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 155 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Ab, Eb7, Ab/Eb.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 43% of the 5:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Bb7 → Eb → Cm → Ddim → Ab → Cm → Ab/Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 2:15 | 43% |
| Ab | 0:28 | 9% |
| Ab/Eb | 0:25 | 8% |
| Eb7 | 0:20 | 6% |
| Cm | 0:12 | 4% |
| Ebm7 | 0:12 | 4% |
| Ebm | 0:08 | 2% |
| Ab/Bb | 0:08 | 2% |
Eb – Fm – Eb – Abmaj7 – Eb – F7 – Ab – Bb7 – Eb – Ab6 – Eb – Cm – Ebmaj7 – F7 – Ab – Ddim – Ab – G/B – Cm – Ab – Eb6 – Bb7 – Ab – Eb – Bb7 – Abmaj7 – Gm – F – Ab/Eb – Eb – Ab/Bb – Eb – Ab/Eb – Eb7 – Ebm7 – Ebmaj7 – Ab/Eb – Eb7 – Eb – Ab/Eb – Eb7 – Ebm7 – F#maj7 – Ab7 – Eb – Eb6 – Eb7 – Eb – …
