Chords of: Starships (Explicit) by: Nicki Minaj. (Bmaj7, Bm, D, Bm7) 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.
“Starships (Explicit)” by Nicki Minaj is in D Major and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 135 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bmaj7, Bm, D, Bm7.
Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Bm → D → Bm → Bm7 → Bm → D → Bm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bm | 0:40 | 21% |
| D | 0:37 | 19% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:32 | 16% |
| G | 0:22 | 11% |
| A | 0:11 | 6% |
| G6 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| F#m | 0:06 | 3% |
D – A – G7 – Bm – F#m – G – D – A – G – Bm – F#m6 – G – Bm7 – A – G6 – Bm – F#m – G7 – D – Amaj7 – G – D/A – Bm – F#m – G – D – A – Gmaj7 – D/A – Bm – F#m – G – Dmaj7 – A – G6 – Bm – F#m7 – G6 – D – A – G – Bm – F#m7 – G – D – A – G – A7 – …
