CHORD LIBRARY

Play along I Want You Back, chord by chord.

Chords of: I Want You Back by: *NSYNC. (G#m7, G#m, E, F#) 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 “I Want You Back”

“I Want You Back” by *NSYNC is in E Major and runs at about 112 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 10 different chords across 65 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G#m7, G#m, E, F#.

G#m7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → D# → G#m → E → G#m → F# → G#m → G#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G#m70:5731%
G#m0:4927%
E0:2815%
F#0:2413%
D#0:116%
D#70:053%
Fdim0:053%
C#m0:021%

Chord progression, in order

E – D# – G#m – E – D# – G#m – F# – G#m – F# – G#m – G#m7 – D#m – E – D# – G#m – Fdim – E – F# – G#m – F# – G#m – F# – G#m – G#m7 – G#m – G#m7 – G#m – E – D#7 – G#m – Fdim – E – F# – G#m – F# – G#m – F# – G#m – F# – G#m – F# – D#7 – G#m – E – C#m – F# – E – D# – …