Chords of: Backslide by: --, Martha Mwaipaja. (Eb6, Bbm, Bbm7, Ab) 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.
“Backslide” by --, Martha Mwaipaja is in Ab Major and runs at about 175 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 10 different chords across 141 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb6, Bbm, Bbm7, Ab.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm7 → Bbm → C#6 → Ab → Bbm7 → Eb → C#6 → Bbm7. 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 G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 0:45 | 20% |
| Eb | 0:44 | 19% |
| Bbm7 | 0:39 | 17% |
| Bbm | 0:30 | 13% |
| C#6 | 0:22 | 10% |
| Eb6 | 0:14 | 6% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| C# | 0:10 | 4% |
C# – Ab – Eb – Bbm7 – Ab – Eb – Bbm – Ab – Eb6 – C#6 – Ab – Eb – Bbm7 – C# – Abmaj7 – Eb6 – Bbm7 – Ab – Eb – C#6 – Ab6 – Eb – Bbm7 – Ab – Eb6 – Bbm7 – Ab – Eb6 – Bbm7 – C# – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bbm7 – Ab – Eb6 – Bbm – Ab – Eb – Bbm – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bbm7 – Ab – Eb – C#6 – Ab – Eb – …
