Nicki Minaj - Starships

The chord chart for Nicki Minaj - Starships (karaoke of Karaoke Tracks Planet) is in Bm, at 123 BPM, with 13 distinct chords over 4:16: A7, Bm, Bm7, Bmaj7, Cmaj7, D, D7, Dmaj7 and others. The track below follows the video — the highlighted chord is the one sounding now, and the next one appears before the change so you can get your hand ready.

KeyBm

Tempo 123 BPM

Chord changes61

ChannelKaraoke Tracks Planet

This is the harmony as the analysis found it, sevenths and all. If you are just starting to play along, the simplified version uses triads only: 7 chords instead of 13.

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Diatonic chords of D

Degrees of the key
I	ii	iii	IV	V	vi	vii°
D	Em	F#m	G	A	Bm	C#°

Chord track

Click any chord to jump the video to that point.

Notes that make up each chord

Useful for one-note-at-a-time instruments — sax, trumpet, flute, violin: they do not play the chord, they play its notes.

Chord	Notes	Functions
A7	A C# E G	root, major third, fifth, minor seventh
Bm	B D F#	root, minor third, fifth
Bm7	B D F# A	root, minor third, fifth, minor seventh
Bmaj7	B D# F# A#	root, major third, fifth, major seventh
Cmaj7	C E G B	root, major third, fifth, major seventh
D	D F# A	root, major third, fifth
D7	D F# A C	root, major third, fifth, minor seventh
Dmaj7	D F# A C#	root, major third, fifth, major seventh
E	E G# B	root, major third, fifth
Emaj7	E G# B D#	root, major third, fifth, major seventh
Fmaj7	F A C E	root, major third, fifth, major seventh
G	G B D	root, major third, fifth
Gmaj7	G B D F#	root, major third, fifth, major seventh

Full chord chart with timings

The same sequence as a table, for reference or printing.

#	Time	Chord	Length
1	0:03	D7	2.9s
2	0:06	Gmaj7	3.3s
3	0:10	Dmaj7	4.3s
4	0:14	Gmaj7	3.4s
5	0:17	Dmaj7	4.3s
6	0:22	Gmaj7	3.4s
7	0:25	Dmaj7	4.3s
8	0:29	Gmaj7	5.3s
9	0:35	Dmaj7	2.4s
10	0:37	Gmaj7	5.3s
11	0:42	Dmaj7	2.4s
12	0:45	Gmaj7	4.8s
13	0:50	Dmaj7	2.9s
14	0:52	Gmaj7	4.8s
15	0:57	Dmaj7	2.9s
16	1:00	Gmaj7	5.3s
17	1:05	Dmaj7	2.4s
18	1:08	Gmaj7	1.0s
19	1:09	Bmaj7	19.7s
20	1:28	Dmaj7	2.4s
21	1:31	Gmaj7	5.3s
22	1:36	Dmaj7	2.4s
23	1:38	Gmaj7	1.4s
24	1:40	Bmaj7	2.9s
25	1:43	Dmaj7	3.4s
26	1:46	Gmaj7	4.8s
27	1:51	Dmaj7	2.9s
28	1:54	Gmaj7	5.3s
29	1:59	Dmaj7	2.4s
30	2:02	Gmaj7	4.8s
31	2:06	Dmaj7	2.9s
32	2:09	Gmaj7	4.8s
33	2:14	Dmaj7	2.9s
34	2:17	Gmaj7	5.3s
35	2:22	Dmaj7	2.4s
36	2:25	Gmaj7	0.9s
37	2:26	Bmaj7	19.7s
38	2:45	Dmaj7	2.5s
39	2:48	G	1.5s
40	2:49	Bm	2.5s
41	2:52	G	1.5s
42	2:53	D	1.5s
43	2:55	A7	1.0s
44	2:56	G	1.0s
45	2:57	Bm	3.4s
46	3:00	Dmaj7	2.9s
47	3:03	Gmaj7	5.3s
48	3:08	Dmaj7	2.4s
49	3:11	Gmaj7	1.4s
50	3:12	Bmaj7	20.7s
51	3:33	Fmaj7	2.9s
52	3:36	E	6.3s
53	3:42	Bm7	1.5s
54	3:44	Emaj7	6.4s
55	3:50	Dmaj7	2.4s
56	3:52	Emaj7	9.1s
57	4:01	Dmaj7	2.9s
58	4:04	Cmaj7	2.9s
59	4:07	Emaj7	5.8s
60	4:13	Dmaj7	2.9s
61	4:16	Emaj7	—