Chords of: BLACK PARADE by: Beyoncé. (Emaj7, B, A, B7) 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.
“BLACK PARADE” by Beyoncé is in A Major and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 138 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, B, A, B7.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 51% of the 4:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B/F# → C#m6 → F#6 → B7 → B → C#m → Bmaj7 → C#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 2:23 | 51% |
| A | 0:27 | 9% |
| B7 | 0:16 | 6% |
| F#m7 | 0:15 | 5% |
| C#m | 0:08 | 3% |
| E6 | 0:07 | 2% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:06 | 2% |
| C#m7b5/B | 0:06 | 2% |
B/F# – C#m6 – F#6 – Bbm7b5/Ab – B7 – B – E – B – Bb – B – Bb – B – Bb – B – C#m – Bmaj7 – C#m – Cm – Bmaj7 – E6 – Eb/G – B – F#7 – B – F#/E – C#m – B – F#/E – C#m – B – Emaj7 – Ab7/C – B – A – E – B – A – B – A – E – B – A – B – F#m – B – A6 – B – F#m – …
