CHORD LIBRARY

Play along The Pen, chord by chord.

Chords of: The Pen by: Priddy Ugly. (C#maj7, Bbm, F#maj7, Bbm7) 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 “The Pen”

“The Pen” by Priddy Ugly is in Bb Minor and runs at about 151 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 101 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#maj7, Bbm, F#maj7, Bbm7.

Bbm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 4:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm → Eb7 → Bbm → F#maj7 → F7 → F#maj7 → Bbm → Fm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 14 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Bb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bbm0:4417%
F#maj70:4116%
Bbm70:3514%
Bb70:156%
F7/A0:156%
C70:135%
C#maj70:135%
Gm7b5/F0:114%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm – Eb7 – Bbm – Eb6 – Bbm – Eb6 – F#maj7 – F7 – F#maj7 – Bbm – Fm7 – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – Cm7b5/Bb – Bbm – C – F#maj7 – Fm7 – Bbm – Am7 – F#maj7 – Fm7 – Bbm – Fm7 – F#maj7 – Fmaj7 – Gm7b5/F – Bbm7 – C#maj7 – Cm7b5 – Gm7b5/F – C7 – F#maj7 – Cm7b5 – F/C – Gm7b5/F – Cm7b5/Bb – C#maj7 – C7 – Bbm7 – C#maj7 – C7 – F/C – Bbm – Cm7 – Bb7 – C#maj7 – C7 – …