CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Back In The City, chord by chord.

Chords of: Back In The City by: Alejandro Sanz, Nicky Jam. (Fm6, C7, Fm, Eb6) 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 “Back In The City”

“Back In The City” by Alejandro Sanz, Nicky Jam is in F Minor and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 175 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm6, C7, Fm, Eb6.

Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 3:16 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#maj7 → Fm → Cm7 → Bbm7b5 → C7 → C#maj7 → C7 → Bbm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Fm0:5830%
C70:4925%
Bbm0:1910%
C0:126%
Bbm60:084%
Bbm70:073%
Eb60:063%
C#maj70:063%

Chord progression, in order

Fm – Bbm – C7 – F#/A# – Fm – Bbm – C7 – Ebm – Fm – Bbm – C7 – Bbm – Fm – Bbm – C7 – Eb7 – C#maj7 – Bbm7 – C7 – Bbm – C#maj7 – C7 – Bbm – Fm – Bbm6 – C – Bbm6 – Fm – Bbm – C – Gdim – Fm – Bbm – C7 – Bbm7 – Fm – C#6 – C7 – Bbm – Fm – Cm7 – Fm – Bbm7b5 – Abmaj7 – Fm – Bbm – C7 – Ab6 – …