Chords of: Black Or White (Official Video - Shortened Version) by: Michael Jackson. (E, E7, Amaj7, Emaj7) 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.
“Black Or White (Official Video - Shortened Version)” by Michael Jackson is in E Major and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 189 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, E7, Amaj7, Emaj7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 6:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E7 → Ebmaj7 → Bb7 → Ebmaj7 → Dm7b5 → Bb7 → F# → Emaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:41 | 27% |
| E7 | 1:16 | 21% |
| Amaj7 | 0:34 | 9% |
| A | 0:27 | 7% |
| A6 | 0:22 | 6% |
| Emaj7 | 0:20 | 5% |
| C#m7b5/B | 0:17 | 4% |
| E6 | 0:09 | 2% |
E7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb7 – Ebmaj7 – Dm7b5 – Bb7 – Em7b5/D – Dm6 – Gmaj7 – F# – Emaj7 – A – C#m7 – A6 – E – A – E – Amaj7 – E – A – C#m7 – E – A – E – C#m7b5 – A6 – E – C#m7 – A6 – E – A – E – A – E – A – C#m7 – A6 – E – Amaj7 – E – A – C#m7 – A6 – E – Amaj7 – E – A – E – …
