Chords of: Busted by: The Isley Brothers. (Fmaj7, Dm7, Am7, F6) 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.
“Busted” by The Isley Brothers is in C Major and runs at about 121 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 165 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fmaj7, Dm7, Am7, F6.
Dm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 5:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → Am7 → Dm7 → Am7 → Dm7 → Am7 → F6 → Dm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm7 | 1:33 | 29% |
| Am7 | 1:12 | 23% |
| Am | 0:42 | 13% |
| F6 | 0:36 | 11% |
| Dm | 0:29 | 9% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:26 | 8% |
| A | 0:05 | 2% |
| Em7 | 0:02 | 1% |
Dm – Am7 – Dm7 – Am7 – Dm7 – Am7 – F6 – Caug – A – Dm – Am7 – Bb7/D – Am7 – Dm – Am7 – Fmaj7 – A – Dm7 – Am7 – Bb/D – Am7 – Dm – Bm – Am7 – C#maj7 – Em7b5/D – Fm6 – Fmaj7 – A – Dm – Am7 – Dm7 – Am – Dm – Am7 – Fmaj7 – Dm – Am7 – Dm7 – Am7 – Dm7 – Am7 – F6 – A – Dm7 – Am7 – Dm7 – Am – …
