CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Billy Kid, chord by chord.

Chords of: Billy Kid by: Reto. (C#7, C#m7, C#, E) 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 “Billy Kid”

“Billy Kid” by Reto is in E Major and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 72 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#7, C#m7, C#, E.

C#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 39% of the 3:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → E → C#m → E → C#m7 → Amaj7 → C#6 → C#7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#m71:1039%
C#0:2011%
C#70:1911%
Amaj70:137%
E0:106%
F#m0:095%
C#m0:074%
C#60:063%

Chord progression, in order

C#m – E – B6 – C#m – E – C#m7 – Amaj7 – C#6 – Amaj7 – Ab7 – C#6 – B – C#7 – Cmaj7 – C#6 – Cmaj7 – C#6 – C#m7 – Ab6 – C#7 – A – Ab6 – C#/G# – Emaj7 – C#7 – E – C#m7 – Amaj7 – C#/G# – C#m7 – C# – C#m7 – Amaj7 – C#m7 – C# – C#m7 – Amaj7 – C#maj7 – Dmaj7 – C#7 – C#maj7 – Abm7b5 – Cmaj7 – C#m7 – Abm7b5 – C# – E7 – A7 – …