CHORD LIBRARY

Play along TEXAS HOLD 'EM (Acapella), chord by chord.

Chords of: TEXAS HOLD 'EM (Acapella) by: Beyoncé. (D, G, G6, Bbmaj7) 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 “TEXAS HOLD 'EM (Acapella)”

“TEXAS HOLD 'EM (Acapella)” by Beyoncé is in C Minor and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 78 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, G, G6, Bbmaj7.

D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 50% of the 3:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Em7 → Bbmaj7 → D → Bbmaj7 → D → G → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D1:5750%
G0:198%
G60:167%
Bbmaj70:146%
D60:125%
Bm70:084%
Em70:083%
D/E0:063%

Chord progression, in order

D – Fmaj7 – D – Em7 – Bbmaj7 – F#7/A# – D – A6 – Bbmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – D – G – D – B7 – D – G – D – Bbmaj7 – Bm7 – G – D – Aaug – D – G6 – D – A – Bm7b5/A – Gm – D – A7 – G – Daug – Bbm – D – Gmaj7 – G7 – D – Bm7 – D – G – D – Bmaj7 – D – G – D – Bbmaj7 – Bm7 – …