Chords of: Beat It by: Khaligraph Jones. (A, F#m, D6, Abdim) 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.
“Beat It” by Khaligraph Jones is in A Major and runs at about 65 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 46 different chords across 169 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, F#m, D6, Abdim.
F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 4:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am6 → A6 → F → F#m → Abdim → F#m → C#7 → F#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F#m | 0:55 | 20% |
| D6 | 0:31 | 11% |
| Abdim | 0:27 | 10% |
| A | 0:17 | 6% |
| F#m7 | 0:17 | 6% |
| E7/G# | 0:16 | 6% |
| A6 | 0:10 | 4% |
| D | 0:10 | 4% |
Am6 – A6 – F – F#m – D – F#m7 – Abdim – F#m – D – F#m7 – Bm6 – C#7 – E7/G# – F#m – G7/B – D – A6 – Abm7b5 – Abmaj7 – C#7 – F#m – Dm – A6 – E7/G# – F#m7 – F#m – D6 – B6 – F#m – A7/C# – D6 – F#m6 – Dm – A6 – Bm6 – Abm – F#m7 – Bb7 – C#m7b5 – F – D6 – C#m7 – F#m – C# – Bm – C#m7 – F#m – C# – …
