CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Big Poppa, chord by chord.

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.

About the chords of “Big Poppa”

“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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bm7b50:3614%
Fmaj70:3413%
Bb70:2811%
Bbmaj70:145%
Cmaj70:114%
G7/B0:114%
Amaj70:094%
C60:094%

Chord progression, in order

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 – …