CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Purpose, chord by chord.

Chords of: Purpose by: Potter Payper. (E, Bbm, F#maj7, Gmaj7) 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.

About the chords of “Purpose”

“Purpose” by Potter Payper is in D Major and runs at about 93 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 80 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Bbm, F#maj7, Gmaj7.

Bbm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 4:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm → Bbm7 → C#maj7 → F#maj7 → Ab6 → Bbm → C#maj7 → F#maj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 13 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bbm0:4217%
F#maj70:2912%
Gmaj70:2510%
Gm60:2410%
Bbm70:229%
Bmaj70:177%
C#60:146%
C#maj70:104%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm – Bbm7 – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – Ab6 – Bbm – C#maj7 – F#6 – F#maj7 – Ab6 – Bbm7 – C#7 – F#maj7 – Abm6 – Bb/Ab – Abm7 – Cm7b5/Bb – Bbmaj7 – C#6 – F#maj7 – Abm6 – Bmaj7 – C#6 – F#maj7 – Ab6 – Bmaj7 – C#6 – F#maj7 – Bmaj7 – C#7 – F#maj7 – Abm6 – Bbm7 – C#6 – F#maj7 – Bb/Ab – Bmaj7 – Bbm7 – C#6 – F#maj7 – Abm6 – Amaj7 – Bmaj7 – C#6 – C#m7 – F#maj7 – Abm6 – Bbm – …