CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Houdini, chord by chord.

Chords of: Houdini by: Eminem. (A, C6, Dm, Am) 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 Eminem is in D Minor and runs at about 127 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 140 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, C6, Dm, Am.

C6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 4:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m7b5 → G6 → Am → Dm → E7 → Am → Dm → Am7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 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
C61:2028%
Dm0:3913%
Am0:176%
G60:155%
Em70:145%
Edim0:124%
E70:114%
Am70:093%

Chord progression, in order

F#m7b5 – D – Dm – G6 – Am – Dm – E7 – A7 – Am – Dm – Gm6 – E7 – Am7 – Am – Dm7 – Bm7 – Gm6 – Am7 – Dm – Ebmaj7 – E7 – C6 – Dm – A – Am7 – G6 – Dm7 – G6 – C6 – Gm6 – Dm – C6 – Bbmaj7 – Em7 – Emaj7 – C6 – Dm – G6 – D – C6 – F – Bbmaj7 – E7 – C6 – D7 – Cmaj7 – Dm6 – G6 – …