Chords of: Fire Drill by: Melanie Martinez. (C#maj7, Bm, Em7, Em) 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.
“Fire Drill” by Melanie Martinez is in B Minor and runs at about 117 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 158 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#maj7, Bm, Em7, Em.
Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 4:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm → Em → Bm → C#m7 → Bm → Em → Bm → F#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in B Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bm | 1:12 | 29% |
| Em7 | 0:31 | 12% |
| Em | 0:28 | 11% |
| D6 | 0:16 | 6% |
| A | 0:15 | 6% |
| C#m7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| G6 | 0:12 | 5% |
| A/C# | 0:10 | 4% |
Bm – Em – Bm – C#m7 – Bm – Am – Em – Bm – F#m – E – Bm7 – Em – D – G6 – F#m – C#m7b5/B – Bm – Em – G6 – Bm – C#m7 – Bm – Em – Bm – A – B – Bm – E/B – A – Em – E7 – C#m7b5 – Bm7 – Em – A7 – G6 – A – Bm – B7 – C#m7b5/B – Bm – Em7 – C#m7b5 – F#7/A# – Bm – Em7 – Bm – C#m7 – …
