Chords of: Trial By Fire by: Judas Priest. (Fm6, Eb, Ebm, 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.
“Trial By Fire” by Judas Priest is in Eb Minor and runs at about 164 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 161 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm6, Eb, Ebm, Bmaj7.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 4:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebm → Bmaj7 → Ebm → Bmaj7 → Eb → Bmaj7 → Eb → Ebm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 1:08 | 26% |
| Ebm | 0:43 | 17% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:24 | 9% |
| Ab | 0:22 | 9% |
| B | 0:14 | 5% |
| Eb6 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Ebm7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Eb7 | 0:12 | 5% |
Ebm – C#6 – Ebm – Bmaj7 – Ab – C#6 – Eb – Ebm – Bmaj7 – Ab – F#maj7 – Eb – Bmaj7 – Ab – C# – Eb – C# – Eb – Emaj7 – Eb – Emaj7 – Eb – C#maj7 – Eb – Ebm7 – F/Eb – C#6 – Ebm – C#/D# – Eb – C#maj7 – Ebm7 – C#6 – B – Bb – Ab – F# – F – Eb6 – B – Bb7 – Ab – Ebm – C# – Eb – C#maj7 – Eb – Ebm6 – …