Chords of: Fire Squad by: J. Cole. (Bmaj7, Ebm7, Eb7, Ebm6) 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.
“Fire Squad” by J. Cole is in Db Minor and runs at about 87 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 87 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bmaj7, Ebm7, Eb7, Ebm6.
Ebm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 5:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb7 → Eb6 → Eb7 → Ebm7 → Ebmaj7 → C#maj7 → Bmaj7 → Ebm7. 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 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ebm7 | 1:17 | 25% |
| Eb7 | 1:08 | 22% |
| Ebm6 | 0:35 | 12% |
| Ebm | 0:28 | 9% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:22 | 7% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:19 | 6% |
| Eb6 | 0:13 | 4% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:11 | 4% |
Eb7 – E – Eb6 – Eb7 – Bbmaj7 – Ebm7 – Ebmaj7 – Ab6 – Gm7b5 – C#maj7 – D7 – Eb – Fmaj7 – F# – Gm – Ab7 – A – Bb – Bmaj7 – Bb – Ebm7 – F#m7b5/E – Bmaj7 – Ebm7 – Ebmaj7 – Ebm7 – Bbmaj7 – Ebm – Bmaj7 – Ebm6 – B/D# – Ebm6 – Bmaj7 – Ebm7 – Cm – C#maj7 – Ebm7 – Bdim – Ebm6 – Ebm7 – Eb – Ebm7 – Ebmaj7 – Eb7 – Ebm7 – Fmaj7 – Ebm – Fmaj7 – …
