Chords of: Bullet With Butterfly Wings by: The Smashing Pumpkins. (Fm7b5, Abmaj7, Ab, 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.
“Bullet With Butterfly Wings” by The Smashing Pumpkins is in Ab Major and runs at about 125 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 42 different chords across 256 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm7b5, Abmaj7, Ab, Bb7.
Bb7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 4:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → Bb7 → Eb → Bb7 → Ab → Abm → Ab → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb7 | 0:34 | 13% |
| F# | 0:32 | 13% |
| Ab | 0:26 | 10% |
| Eb | 0:26 | 10% |
| F#maj7 | 0:20 | 8% |
| Bb | 0:17 | 7% |
| Ab6 | 0:17 | 7% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:08 | 3% |
B – Eb7 – Bb7 – F#maj7 – Eb – Ab6 – Bb7 – F#maj7 – Eb – Abm – Bb7 – F#maj7 – Eb – Ab6 – Bb7 – F#maj7 – Eb – Ab6 – Bb – F#maj7 – Eb7 – Ab6 – Bb7 – F#maj7 – Eb – Bb7 – F#maj7 – Eb – Ab6 – Bb – Eb – F#maj7 – Ab6 – Bb – Eb7 – F#maj7 – Bb7 – Eb7 – F#maj7 – Ab6 – Bb7 – Eb – F#maj7 – Bb7 – F#maj7 – Ab – Bb – Ab – …
