CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Dark Horse, chord by chord.

Chords of: Dark Horse by: Katy Perry, Juicy J. (Bbm, F#maj7, Bb7, F#) 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 “Dark Horse”

“Dark Horse” by Katy Perry, Juicy J is in Bb Minor and runs at about 131 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbm, F#maj7, Bb7, F#.

Bbm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#maj7 → Bbm → F#maj7 → Bbm → C#/G# → F#maj7 → Bbm → Cm7b5/Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 11 main chords with 16 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Bb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bbm0:5927%
F#maj70:2713%
Bb70:157%
F#0:136%
C#0:136%
Cm7b5/Bb0:115%
Ab60:105%
Bb60:105%

Chord progression, in order

F#maj7 – Bbm – F#maj7 – Bbm – C#/G# – F#maj7 – Bbm – Cm7b5/Bb – Bbm7b5 – Eb/Bb – Bbm7 – Cm7b5/Bb – Bbm – Bbmaj7 – Eb/Bb – Bbmaj7 – Eb/Bb – Bbm7b5 – Cm7b5/Bb – Bbm – F#maj7 – C# – Bbm – Ab6 – F# – C# – Bbm – Ab – F#maj7 – C#6 – Bbm – C#/G# – Ab6 – F# – C#6 – F#maj7 – Bbm – Bb – Bbdim – Eb/Bb – Bbm7 – Eb/Bb – Bbmaj7 – Eb/Bb – Bbm – Cm7b5/Bb – Bbm – Cm7b5/Bb – …