CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Popular, chord by chord.

Chords of: Popular by: The Weeknd, Madonna, Playboi Carti. (F#, Bbm7, Bbm, F#6) 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 “Popular”

“Popular” by The Weeknd, Madonna, Playboi Carti is in Bb Minor and runs at about 99 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 131 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, Bbm7, Bbm, F#6.

Bbm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#maj7 → C#/G# → Bb → Bbm → C#6 → Bbm7 → F#maj7 → Bbm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Bb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bbm70:5123%
Bbm0:4420%
Fm70:199%
F#60:178%
F#maj70:167%
Fm0:136%
C#maj70:094%
C#60:084%

Chord progression, in order

F#maj7 – C#/G# – Bb – Bbm – Fm – C#6 – Fm – Bbm7 – F#6 – Bbm7 – Fm7 – Bbm – Fm7 – F#6 – Fm7 – F#6 – Fm7 – F#maj7 – Bbm7 – Ebm – Fm7 – Bbm – F#6 – Fm – F#maj7 – Cm – F#maj7 – C – Fm – F#maj7 – Cm – Bbm – Fm – Bbm – Fm – Bbm – Fm – Bbm – Fm7 – Bbm – C#maj7 – Fm6 – Bbm7 – C#maj7 – F# – Fm – F#maj7 – Cm – …