CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Hypnotize, chord by chord.

Chords of: Hypnotize by: The Notorious B.I.G.. (Emaj7, E7, E, Em7) 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 “Hypnotize”

“Hypnotize” by The Notorious B.I.G. is in E Major and runs at about 188 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 89 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, E7, E, Em7.

E7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 55% of the 3:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → E7 → Em7 → E7 → Emaj7 → E7 → Emaj7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E72:0755%
Emaj70:5022%
E0:115%
D0:104%
Daug0:073%
Em70:063%
Em7b50:031%
A/E0:021%

Chord progression, in order

E – Daug – E7 – Bbm7 – Em7 – F – Daug – E7 – D – E7 – D – Emaj7 – E7 – D – E7 – D – Emaj7 – Daug – E – Am7b5 – E7 – D – Em7 – Dmaj7 – E – A/E – Em7b5/D – Am – E7 – Daug – E7 – Daug – E7 – D – A/E – Emaj7 – Daug – E7 – C7/E – D – E7 – D7 – E7 – D – Emaj7 – D – E7 – Ab7/C – …