Chords of: Ruff Ryders' Anthem by: DMX. (Bbmaj7, Bbm7, Bbm6, Amaj7) 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.
“Ruff Ryders' Anthem” by DMX is in D Minor and runs at about 91 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 12 different chords across 23 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbmaj7, Bbm7, Bbm6, Amaj7.
Bbm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 51% of the 3:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → C → Bbmaj7 → Amaj7 → Bbm7 → Amaj7 → Bbm6 → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bbm7 | 1:53 | 51% |
| Bbm6 | 0:45 | 20% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:23 | 10% |
| Amaj7 | 0:21 | 9% |
| Bbm7b5 | 0:08 | 3% |
| C | 0:04 | 2% |
| B | 0:03 | 2% |
| Aaug | 0:01 | 1% |
B – C – C#maj7 – Bbmaj7 – C/Bb – Amaj7 – Bbm7 – Amaj7 – Bbm6 – Amaj7 – Bbm7 – Bbmaj7 – Amaj7 – Bbm7b5 – Eb/Bb – Bbmaj7 – Bbm6 – Aaug – Bbmaj7 – Amaj7 – Bbm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bbmaj7
