CHORD LIBRARY

Play along BUTTERFLY EFFECT, chord by chord.

Chords of: BUTTERFLY EFFECT by: Travis Scott. (Fm7b5, B6, Abm7, C#m7) 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 “BUTTERFLY EFFECT”

“BUTTERFLY EFFECT” by Travis Scott is in Eb Minor and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 108 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm7b5, B6, Abm7, C#m7.

C#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#6 → C#m → Abm → C#m7 → Abm → C#7 → B6 → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#m70:3920%
Abm70:2814%
B60:2714%
B0:179%
F#0:179%
Abm0:147%
C#m0:126%
F#60:084%

Chord progression, in order

C – C#maj7 – F#6 – C#m – Abm – C#m6 – Abm – C#m7 – Abm – C#7 – B6 – C#m7 – B – C#m7 – Abm7 – C#m7 – B6 – C#m7 – B6 – C#m7 – B6 – C#m – B6 – C#m7 – Abm7 – C#m7 – Abm7 – F# – C#m – Abm7 – C#m7 – Abm7 – C#m7 – B6 – C#m – B – E6 – B – C#m7 – B – C#m7 – Abm7 – F# – C#m – Abm – C#m7 – Abm – C#7 – …