Chords of: Barbie Dreams by: Nicki Minaj. (Ebmaj7, Abm7, Bbmaj7, E6) 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.
“Barbie Dreams” by Nicki Minaj is in Ab Minor and runs at about 175 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 40 different chords across 68 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebmaj7, Abm7, Bbmaj7, E6.
Abm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 4:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm7 → E7/G# → E6 → Abm7b5 → Ab7 → Abm7 → E6 → Abaug. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm7 | 1:34 | 35% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:22 | 8% |
| E6 | 0:20 | 7% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| Abaug | 0:11 | 4% |
| Daug | 0:10 | 3% |
| Baug | 0:09 | 3% |
| Amaj7 | 0:09 | 3% |
Abm7 – E7/G# – E6 – Ab7/C – Bmaj7 – Bb7 – C#maj7 – Bbmaj7 – C#m7 – Ab/Bb – Abm7b5 – Emaj7 – Ab7 – Abm7 – E6 – Ab – Bbm7b5 – B7 – Abaug – Emaj7 – Dmaj7 – Abm – Em – Abm7 – Em – Abm7 – Baug – Abm7 – E6 – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – Abm7b5/Gb – B7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Bbmaj7 – Abm7 – Abm – Baug – Abm7 – Em – Abm7 – Baug – Abm7 – Bb/F – Faug – Bb/F – F – F#maj7 – …
