CHORD LIBRARY

Play along The Purge, chord by chord.

Chords of: The Purge by: Jay Park, pH-1, BIG Naughty, Woodie Gochild, HAON, Trade L, Sik-K. (Em7b5/D, B, B7, E7/G#) 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 “The Purge”

“The Purge” by Jay Park, pH-1, BIG Naughty, Woodie Gochild, HAON, Trade L, Sik-K is in B Major and runs at about 161 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 129 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7b5/D, B, B7, E7/G#.

B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 43% of the 4:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#maj7 → Caug → Dm7b5 → E7/G# → B → B7 → B → F#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 6 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
B1:4543%
B70:187%
E7/G#0:125%
Dmaj70:114%
Bmaj70:094%
Bm0:094%
Gmaj70:073%
Cmaj70:073%

Chord progression, in order

C#maj7 – C#m7b5 – Caug – Dm7b5 – E7/G# – B – Dmaj7 – Bb – B7 – Em6 – D – B – Dmaj7 – Bb – B – G7 – D – B – Bbmaj7 – B – D – B – Bbmaj7 – B – D – B – Bbm – B – D7 – B – Bbm – B – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – F#maj7 – B – D7 – B – Bbm – B – G7/B – D6 – B – Bb – B – D7 – Cmaj7 – B – …