CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Bust It Open, chord by chord.

Chords of: Bust It Open by: Lil Will. (Bbmaj7, Em7b5, Emaj7, Em7) 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 “Bust It Open”

“Bust It Open” by Lil Will is in D Minor and runs at about 150 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 9 different chords across 28 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbmaj7, Em7b5, Emaj7, Em7.

Em7b5 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 4:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → Em7b5 → Emaj7 → Em7b5 → Bbmaj7 → Em7 → Bbmaj7 → Em7b5. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Em7b51:4140%
Bbmaj71:0425%
Emaj71:0124%
Em70:135%
Ebmaj70:083%
Eb70:052%
Fmaj70:011%
Am7b5/G0:010%

Chord progression, in order

Ebmaj7 – Em7b5 – Eb7 – Em7b5 – Eb7 – Em7b5 – Eb7 – Emaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Em7b5 – Cmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Em7 – Bbmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Am7b5/G – Em7b5 – Eb7 – Em7b5 – Eb7 – Em7b5 – Emaj7 – Em7b5 – Bbmaj7 – Em7 – Bbmaj7 – Em7b5 – Bbmaj7