CHORD LIBRARY

Play along LEECHES, chord by chord.

Chords of: LEECHES by: Melanie Martinez. (Bb, Bbm, F#maj7, C#/G#) 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 “LEECHES”

“LEECHES” by Melanie Martinez is in Bb Minor and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 106 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Bbm, F#maj7, C#/G#.

Bbm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 3:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm → F7/A → Ab → Eb → F#maj7 → Ebm → Bbm → Aaug. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 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
Bbm0:3216%
F#maj70:2713%
C#/G#0:157%
F7/A0:126%
F0:116%
F#60:105%
Aaug0:105%
Bbm70:084%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm – F7/A – Bbm – Ab – Eb – F#maj7 – Ebm – F7 – Bbm – Aaug – C#/G# – Ab – C#/G# – Abmaj7 – C# – Eb/G – F#maj7 – F#6 – F7 – Bbm7 – Eb/Bb – Aaug – F7/A – Fm – Ebm – F/G – Eb – F#maj7 – Cm7b5 – Bbm – Fm7 – Bbm7 – F7/A – C#/G# – Gm7b5 – Eb/G – F#6 – F#dim – F#maj7 – F – Bbm – F/A – C#/G# – Eb7/G – F#maj7 – F – Bbm – F7/A – …