CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Buy You Life, chord by chord.

Chords of: Buy You Life by: Burna Boy. (C#m, F#m, E, F#m7) 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 “Buy You Life”

“Buy You Life” by Burna Boy is in E Major and runs at about 101 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 145 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, F#m, E, F#m7.

F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 37% of the 3:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → F#m → E → F#m6 → E → F#m7 → F#m → E. 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 Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#m1:1037%
Bm0:3116%
E0:3116%
F#m70:179%
E60:137%
B0:032%
C#m0:032%
B60:032%

Chord progression, in order

F#m – E – Bm – F#m – E – Bm – F#m6 – E – Bm – F#m7 – Emaj7 – Bm – F#m – E – Bm – F#m – E – B – E – Bm – E – F#m – E – D – F#m7 – E – Bm – F#m – C#m – A/E – D/E – F#m – E/F# – A – E6 – Bm – F#m – E6 – Bm – F#m – B – A – E6 – Bm – F#m – E6 – Bm – Abm – …