CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Alcatraz, chord by chord.

Chords of: Alcatraz by: French Montana. (Bb7, Bm, Bbmaj7, Bmaj7) 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 “Alcatraz”

“Alcatraz” by French Montana is in Eb Minor and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 63 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb7, Bm, Bbmaj7, Bmaj7.

Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 2:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm → Ebm7b5 → Bm → Bm7 → B7 → Bm7 → D6 → Dm6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bm0:2618%
Bbmaj70:2216%
Bmaj70:1410%
Abm60:107%
Abm7b50:096%
Gmaj70:096%
Bb7/D0:086%
D60:064%

Chord progression, in order

Bm – Ebm7b5 – Bmaj7 – Bm – B7/D# – Bb – Em – Bm7 – Bbaug – B7 – E – Bm7 – Am – Bb – D6 – Dm6 – Amaj7 – G6 – Bbaug – Abm7b5 – Bbmaj7 – G/D – Daug – Bbmaj7 – Daug – Bmaj7 – Bm – Bb/Ab – Abm7 – Gm – G6 – Bbmaj7 – Abm6 – Gmaj7 – Bb/D – Bmaj7 – Bb7/D – Bmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Bb7/D – Bm – Bbmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Abm6 – Gmaj7 – Bb – Bm – …