CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Houdini, chord by chord.

Chords of: Houdini by: Dua Lipa. (G7/B, Dm, Em7b5/D, Dm7) 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 “Houdini”

“Houdini” by Dua Lipa is in D Minor and runs at about 117 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 115 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G7/B, Dm, Em7b5/D, Dm7.

Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dmaj7 → Em7b5/D → Am7 → Em7b5/D → Dm7 → Dm → Em7b5/D → Dm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Dm0:4122%
Dm70:2212%
Em7b5/D0:2111%
Am70:1910%
Dmaj70:137%
D0:106%
Gm0:095%
C/D0:084%

Chord progression, in order

Dmaj7 – Dm – Gm – Em7 – C/D – Dm – Em7b5/D – Am7 – Dm7 – Gm – Am7 – Dm – Em7b5/D – Dm7 – Gm – Am7 – Dm7 – Gm – Em7b5/D – Dm7 – Gm – Dm – Fmaj7 – D – Dm – G/D – Dm – C – D/C – Dm – Gm – Dm – G6 – Cm6 – Dm – Em7b5/D – C/D – Dm7 – Em7b5/D – Dm7 – Em7b5/D – C/D – F6 – Gm – Dm7 – Dm – Em7b5/D – C/D – …