Chords of: Notorious Thugs (feat. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony) by: Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, The Notorious B.I.G.. (Em, Cmaj7, Em7, C6) 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.
“Notorious Thugs (feat. Bone Thugs-N-Harmony)” by Bone Thugs-N-Harmony, The Notorious B.I.G. is in E Minor and runs at about 154 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 174 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, Cmaj7, Em7, C6.
Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 5:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A7 → Em7 → Cmaj7 → Em7 → Cmaj7 → Em7 → Em → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cmaj7 | 1:42 | 28% |
| Em7 | 1:05 | 18% |
| Em | 0:59 | 17% |
| G/D | 0:18 | 5% |
| C6 | 0:14 | 4% |
| Em6 | 0:12 | 3% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:08 | 2% |
| Em7b5/D | 0:07 | 2% |
A7 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – Em7 – Em – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Em – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Em7 – G/D – Cmaj7 – Em7 – G/D – Cmaj7 – A/E – Em7b5/D – C7 – Bmaj7 – Em7 – Bbmaj7 – C6 – C#m7b5 – C7/E – D6 – Gm6 – Cmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Em6 – G/D – C7 – Cmaj7 – Em7b5 – Gm – Cmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Em6 – Em7b5/D – Cmaj7 – Em – G/D – Cmaj7 – C7/E – Gm – C6 – …