CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Budapest Rettegj, chord by chord.

Chords of: Budapest Rettegj by: Blondie. (Fmaj7, E, E6, E7) 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 “Budapest Rettegj”

“Budapest Rettegj” by Blondie is in C Major and runs at about 122 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 56 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fmaj7, E, E6, E7.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 37% of the 2:33 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Em7 → E → Fmaj7 → E → Fmaj7 → E7 → E6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E0:5737%
E60:3120%
Fmaj70:2315%
E70:117%
Emaj70:075%
Cmaj70:032%
Em70:032%
Fdim0:022%

Chord progression, in order

E – G7 – E – A6 – G7 – E – Em – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Bm7b5/A – E – Fmaj7 – E – Fmaj7 – Em – Em7b5/D – Cmaj7 – F – E7 – A7 – Emaj7 – E6 – C – E6 – Am – Fdim – E – Fmaj7 – E – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Emaj7 – E6 – Em7 – F6 – E6 – A7 – E6 – Gm7b5 – Fmaj7 – E6 – Am – Fm7b5 – E – Fmaj7 – E – Fmaj7 – E – …