CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Stepdad, chord by chord.

Chords of: Stepdad by: Eminem. (Eb, Ebm7, Eb7, C#maj7) 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 “Stepdad”

“Stepdad” by Eminem is in Db Major and runs at about 145 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 100 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Ebm7, Eb7, C#maj7.

Ebm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebm7 → Eb → Eb7 → C#maj7 → Eb7 → Ebm6 → Eb7 → Ebm6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ebm71:0933%
Eb0:2612%
Eb70:2512%
C#0:199%
C#maj70:178%
Ebm60:115%
Ebmaj70:094%
Bbm70:032%

Chord progression, in order

Eb – Dm7 – Ebm7 – C# – Eb – F7/A – Ebm7 – C# – Eb7 – C#maj7 – Eb7 – Ebm6 – C#maj7 – Eb7 – Ebm6 – C#maj7 – Eb6 – Ebm7 – C#7/E# – Eb7 – Fm7 – F# – Eb – C# – Eb – F – Ebm7 – C# – Eb7 – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – C# – Ebm7 – C# – Ebm7 – C#6 – Eb7 – Bmaj7 – Ebm6 – C#maj7 – Ebm7 – C#7/E# – Ebm7 – C# – Ebm7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb – …