CHORD LIBRARY

Play along BLACKBIIRD, chord by chord.

Chords of: BLACKBIIRD by: Beyoncé, Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy, Reyna Roberts. (C#m, G, Cm, C#) 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 “BLACKBIIRD”

“BLACKBIIRD” by Beyoncé, Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy, Reyna Roberts is in F Minor and runs at about 185 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 104 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, G, Cm, C#.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 2:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Cm → G → Dm7 → G → C → G → A7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G0:5340%
C0:1410%
Gm0:108%
Cm0:065%
A70:065%
Em0:054%
A0:053%
Eb0:043%

Chord progression, in order

G – Am7 – G – Cmaj7 – A – Daug – Eb6 – Em – Eb – D – C#m7b5 – Cm – G – A – Am7 – G – A – Am7b5/G – G – C – A7/C# – Gm – Eb6 – Em – Eb – G – C – Cm – G – A7 – Abaug – G – C – G7 – C – Gm – C – F – C/E – G7 – C – Gm – A7 – Dm7 – G – C – C#dim – Gmaj7 – …