CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Express Yourself (Official Video), chord by chord.

Chords of: Express Yourself (Official Video) by: Madonna. (Bdim, G7, G, 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 “Express Yourself (Official Video)”

“Express Yourself (Official Video)” by Madonna is in C Major and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 116 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bdim, G7, G, F.

G7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 4:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm7b5/Ab → Bbmaj7 → Em → G7 → G → F → G → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G71:3432%
G0:5619%
F0:3010%
Fmaj70:269%
Gmaj70:269%
C0:165%
Em0:083%
Bbm7b5/Ab0:072%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm7b5/Ab – Bbmaj7 – Em – G7 – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – G7 – Fmaj7 – G7 – Am – G7 – Fmaj7 – G7 – Am – G – F – G – F – G6 – F – G – F – Gmaj7 – F – G – C/G – Fmaj7 – G7 – Fmaj7 – G7 – Fmaj7 – G – F – Gmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Am7 – F – G – Bm – Fmaj7 – Gmaj7 – G – C – G7 – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – …