Chords of: Thriller by: Michael Jackson. (C#7, C#m7, E/B, 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.
“Thriller” by Michael Jackson is in Db Minor and runs at about 125 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 78 different chords across 235 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#7, C#m7, E/B, Emaj7.
C#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 44% of the 13:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G7/B → E/B → Emaj7 → G6 → Abm → Eb7/G → Em → Bm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 2 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#m7 | 6:05 | 44% |
| E/B | 1:23 | 10% |
| Emaj7 | 0:28 | 3% |
| F# | 0:28 | 3% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:27 | 3% |
| F#7 | 0:19 | 2% |
| C#7 | 0:16 | 2% |
| F#/C# | 0:14 | 2% |
G7/B – E/B – Emaj7 – G6 – C#m – E – Abmaj7 – Cm7b5/Bb – E – Abm – Eb7/G – Em – Bm7 – Bbaug – F#m – Bbmaj7 – F#maj7 – Gm6 – Bbm6 – Gm6 – Gm – F#6 – D – Eb7 – Gm – F# – Gm – Eb – F7 – Edim – Ebm – Abm – Bmaj7 – Bb6 – E6 – C# – Adim – E – C# – Bb7/D – Abm – Ab7 – Bb7/D – Abm – C# – Abm7b5 – Abm – Ebm7b5 – …
