Chords of: Beat It by: Michael Jackson. (Ebm, C#6, Ebm7, C#) 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 Michael Jackson is in Eb Minor and runs at about 138 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 157 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebm, C#6, Ebm7, C#.
Ebm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 4:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb7 → Bbmaj7 → Em7b5 → G → Em → Gm → D6 → C#6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ebm | 0:59 | 20% |
| C#6 | 0:50 | 17% |
| C# | 0:36 | 12% |
| Eb7 | 0:30 | 10% |
| Ebm7 | 0:26 | 9% |
| Eb | 0:20 | 7% |
| Em7b5 | 0:17 | 6% |
| D6 | 0:13 | 5% |
Bb7 – Bbmaj7 – Em7b5 – G – Em – Gm – D6 – Eb7 – F# – Eb – F7 – C# – Eb7 – F#maj7 – Eb – C# – Eb – F# – Eb – C# – Eb – F# – Eb7 – C# – Ebm – C#6 – Ebm – C#6 – B – C# – Bb7/D – Ebm – C# – Ebm – C#6 – Ebm – C#6 – B – C# – Ebmaj7 – Ebm – C#6 – Ebm – C#6 – Ebm – Eb7 – Bbm – Ebm – …
