CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Empress, chord by chord.

Chords of: Empress by: Busy Signal. (G, A, B, 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.

About the chords of “Empress”

“Empress” by Busy Signal is in G Major and runs at about 84 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 109 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, A, B, C6.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 41% of the 3:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → A → G → Bm → G → A → G → A/G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G1:1841%
A0:116%
B0:105%
Am0:095%
C60:084%
G/A0:084%
Bm0:074%
B/A0:063%

Chord progression, in order

G – Dm7 – Bm7b5/A – Cmaj7 – A – G – Cmaj7 – A – G – D – G – D6 – G6 – Am – D6 – A – Bm – D – B – G – B – A – G – C/Bb – D – A/G – G6 – G/A – D/E – Em7 – A7 – B/A – Am – G – G6 – Am7 – Em7 – G/A – Am – G – Am7 – D6 – Gmaj7 – Em – A7 – Bm – G6 – B/A – …