Chords of: Pump It Up by: Elvis Costello, The Attractions. (B, E7, Bm7, Emaj7) 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.
“Pump It Up” by Elvis Costello, The Attractions is in B Major and runs at about 138 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 126 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, E7, Bm7, Emaj7.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 3:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → F#m7 → Bm7 → E7 → Bm7 → E7 → Emaj7 → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 0:54 | 30% |
| E7 | 0:48 | 26% |
| Bm7 | 0:39 | 21% |
| Emaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| A | 0:05 | 3% |
| F# | 0:04 | 2% |
| Bb | 0:03 | 2% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:03 | 1% |
F#7 – C#m – Emaj7 – E7 – F# – F#m7 – Eb7 – Amaj7 – F# – Ab7 – A/E – Bb/F – B – Bb – A/E – B – Bb – A – B – Bb – A – B – Bb – A – Bm6 – C#m7 – Bm7 – E7 – A – E7 – B – Bbm7b5 – B – Bbmaj7 – A – B – Bb – A – B – Bb – A – Bm7 – E7 – B – Bb7 – A – B – Bb – …
