Chords of: KING by: Kanye West, Ye. (B, B7/D#, Eb, B6) 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.
“KING” by Kanye West, Ye is in B Major and runs at about 98 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 67 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, B7/D#, Eb, B6.
B7/D# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 2:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G7/B → Eb/G → Cm7 → Eb → B7/D# → B → F#maj7 → A6. 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 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B7/D# | 0:23 | 18% |
| C# | 0:10 | 8% |
| Eb | 0:10 | 8% |
| B | 0:08 | 7% |
| Abm7 | 0:08 | 6% |
| B6 | 0:08 | 6% |
| F#6 | 0:07 | 5% |
| B7 | 0:06 | 4% |
C# – Bb – G7/B – Eb/G – Cm7 – Eb – B7/D# – C# – F#/C# – Ab6 – B – Fm7b5 – F#maj7 – A6 – Abm7 – C# – F#/C# – Ab7 – B – F#6 – A7 – Abm7 – C# – B6 – Em – F#6 – Abmaj7 – A6 – G7/B – C# – Ab – B7 – E7 – F#m7 – Amaj7 – Abm7 – B7/D# – C# – C#aug – B6 – F#m6 – Abmaj7 – A6 – Abm7 – C# – Abmaj7 – B6 – A/E – …
