Chords of: Billie Jean by: Jokrates. (Dm, Dm7, Em7, Dm7b5) 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.
“Billie Jean” by Jokrates is in D Minor and runs at about 167 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 84 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm, Dm7, Em7, Dm7b5.
Dm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm6 → Dm → Em7b5 → Bbmaj7 → Em7 → Gm → Em7 → Gm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm7 | 0:37 | 21% |
| Em7 | 0:23 | 13% |
| Dm | 0:23 | 13% |
| Dm7b5 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Gm | 0:10 | 5% |
| Emaj7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| Ddim | 0:06 | 3% |
| Gm6 | 0:05 | 3% |
Abmaj7 – Eb7 – Caug – Gm6 – Dm – Em7b5 – Gdim – Dm – Em7b5/D – Dm – Em7b5 – A7 – Dm – Em7b5 – A7 – Dm – F/C – Bb – A7 – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – Em7 – A – Gm – Em7 – Dm7 – G – Dm7 – Em7 – A7 – Gm – Dm – Em7 – Am7 – Dm7 – Em7 – F/A – G/A – Dm7 – Emaj7 – Dm7 – Emaj7 – Dm7 – Emaj7 – Dm7 – Em7 – F#m – Dm7 – …
