Chords of: Big Poppa by: The Notorious B.I.G.. (Gm, Bm7b5, Fmaj7, Bb7) 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.
“Big Poppa” by The Notorious B.I.G. is in G Minor and runs at about 167 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 57 different chords across 193 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm, Bm7b5, Fmaj7, Bb7.
Bm7b5 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 4:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fmaj7 → E7 → Bm7b5 → B7 → C6 → Gm7 → Fmaj7 → G7/B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in G Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bm7b5 | 0:36 | 14% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:34 | 13% |
| Bb7 | 0:28 | 11% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:14 | 5% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:11 | 4% |
| G7/B | 0:11 | 4% |
| Amaj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| C6 | 0:09 | 4% |
Fmaj7 – E7 – Cmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Bdim – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Gm7 – Bm7b5 – Bb7 – Cmaj7 – Bb/C – Bm7b5 – Bb7 – B7 – C – D – Fmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – C6 – Gm7 – Fmaj7 – G7/B – Am7 – Gm – Bb/C – G7/B – C/Bb – G7/B – Fm7b5/Eb – Bmaj7 – E/B – C7 – D – Fmaj7 – E – Abmaj7 – C6 – Bb6 – Cmaj7 – Bb7 – Amaj7 – Gm7 – Cm7 – Bm7b5 – Fm7b5 – G – …
