CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Red Light, chord by chord.

Chords of: Red Light by: Eddie Murphy. (Dm, Am, E, E7) 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 “Red Light”

“Red Light” by Eddie Murphy is in D Minor and runs at about 142 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 150 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm, Am, E, E7.

Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 45% of the 3:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B/C# → Am → Dm → Am → E7/G# → Am → Dm → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Am1:4145%
Dm0:5022%
E0:219%
E70:199%
E7/G#0:073%
Dm70:063%
Cmaj70:031%
Dm60:031%

Chord progression, in order

B/C# – Am – Dm – Am – E7/G# – Am – Dm – Am – E7 – Am – Dm – Am – E7 – Cmaj7 – E/B – F – Am – Dm – Am – E7/G# – Am – Dm – Am – E – Am – Dm – Am – E7/G# – Am – Dm – Am – E – Am – D/E – Dm – Am – E – Am – Dm – Am – E – F – Am – Dm – Fmaj7 – E7 – Ab/C – Am – …