Chords of: Expensive (feat. Nicki Minaj) by: Nicki Minaj, Ty Dolla $ign. (E, B7, Em, Am) 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.
“Expensive (feat. Nicki Minaj)” by Nicki Minaj, Ty Dolla $ign is in E Major and runs at about 99 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 97 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, B7, Em, Am.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 2:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → Bm7b5/A → Cmaj7 → Emaj7 → B7 → Am → B7 → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 5 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 0:25 | 18% |
| Am | 0:20 | 15% |
| B7 | 0:16 | 11% |
| E | 0:11 | 8% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:08 | 5% |
| Em7 | 0:07 | 5% |
| A | 0:07 | 5% |
| E7 | 0:07 | 5% |
E – Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – E/D – Am – Bm7b5/A – Cmaj7 – Emaj7 – Am – Em – B7 – Em – Am – Em – A – B7 – Em – A – E – Em – Am – Bm – Am – Em7 – B7 – G – E7 – A/E – Em7 – A – G – Ebm7 – E – Em7 – B7 – E – Em7 – Cmaj7 – Am – Em – A – Em – Am – Em – A – Gmaj7 – Am – Em – …
