CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Ghostbusters, chord by chord.

Chords of: Ghostbusters by: Ray Parker, Jr.. (B6, B, F#m7, Abm7b5) 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 “Ghostbusters”

“Ghostbusters” by Ray Parker, Jr. is in B Major and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 222 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B6, B, F#m7, Abm7b5.

A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 4:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → Bb → B6 → Bm → A6 → Abm7b5 → Bm7 → Abm7b5. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 12 main chords with 16 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
A0:3314%
B0:3113%
Bmaj70:198%
F#m70:146%
Abm7b50:146%
A60:136%
Bm70:135%
E70:115%

Chord progression, in order

B – G – F# – Bb/F – E – Bb – Bmaj7 – Dmaj7 – A – E – Bmaj7 – A – E/F# – B7 – A – Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – A – E/F# – B – A – E – B – A – E/F# – B – A – E – Bmaj7 – Amaj7 – B6 – Dmaj7 – A – E – Bmaj7 – A – E7/G# – Dmaj7 – A – Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – A – E/F# – Bmaj7 – A – B6 – A – E/F# – …