Chords of: Billie Jean by: ZK. (B6, F#m, Bm, F#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.
“Billie Jean” by ZK is in B Minor and runs at about 175 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 94 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B6, F#m, Bm, F#m7.
F#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 2:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm7 → Bm → F#m → D6 → F#m → Bm → F#m → F#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in B Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F#m | 0:29 | 20% |
| Bm | 0:24 | 17% |
| E | 0:18 | 12% |
| F#m7 | 0:13 | 9% |
| D6 | 0:09 | 6% |
| C#m7 | 0:08 | 6% |
| F# | 0:08 | 5% |
| D | 0:07 | 5% |
F#m – Bm7 – E – F – F# – Bm – B – F#m – B – E – Dm6 – Dmaj7 – E – F# – B – D6 – E – F#m – Bm – E – F#maj7 – Bm – Dmaj7 – E – F#m – Bm7 – F#m7 – Em – F#m – Bm7 – F#m7 – D6 – Amaj7 – F#m – Ab – D – C#m7 – F#m – D – E – A/E – F#m – D – E – F#m7 – F# – Bm – E – …
