CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Chains & Whips, chord by chord.

Chords of: Chains & Whips by: Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Malice. (Bbmaj7, Eb, Ebm7, Eb7) 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 “Chains & Whips”

“Chains & Whips” by Clipse, Kendrick Lamar, Pusha T, Malice is in Eb Major and runs at about 96 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 86 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbmaj7, Eb, Ebm7, Eb7.

Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 4:39 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb6 → Fm7b5/Eb → Bb7 → Eb → Ebm → Eb → Eb7 → Ebmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Eb1:0523%
Eb70:4817%
Ebm70:4817%
Ebm0:2810%
Ebmaj70:176%
E0:145%
Ab/Eb0:083%
Eb60:073%

Chord progression, in order

Eb6 – Fm7b5/Eb – Bb7 – Eb – Fm7 – B – Ab – Eb – B – Gm7 – Eb – Ebm7b5/Db – Eb – Ebm – Eb – C#aug – Eb – Bbm – Eb – Eb7 – Ebmaj7 – Bbm – Ebm7 – Eb – Eb7 – Bm7b5 – Ebm – Ab/Eb – B/D# – Eb7 – Bbmaj7 – Eb – Ebm7 – Eb6 – Ebm7 – Ab/Eb – Eb – Ebm7b5/Db – Ebmaj7 – C#maj7 – Eb – C#aug – Ebmaj7 – Bm7b5/A – Bb7 – Ebm – Ab/Eb – Ebdim – …