Chords of: Back In Black by: AC/DC. (E7, E6, B7, A) 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.
“Back In Black” by AC/DC is in A Major and runs at about 93 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 52 different chords across 211 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E7, E6, B7, A.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 12% of the 4:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fmaj7 → A/C# → Em7 → A/C# → Em7 → B7 → A → B7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:30 | 12% |
| A | 0:25 | 10% |
| B7 | 0:21 | 9% |
| E7 | 0:19 | 8% |
| E | 0:15 | 6% |
| A/C# | 0:13 | 5% |
| C#m7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| G | 0:09 | 4% |
Fmaj7 – E – Bbm7 – D – F#maj7 – A/C# – E7 – Gm7b5/F – D – A – Bm6 – A – Bmaj7 – E7 – D – Gm7b5 – A/C# – Dm7b5/C – Em7 – E7 – D – A – C#m7b5/B – A – Bbm7 – E7 – F#maj7 – D – F7 – A/C# – D – C#7/E# – A/C# – Bm6 – A7 – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – F#7/A# – D – Amaj7 – Bm7 – Em7 – D – Gm7b5/F – A/C# – Cmaj7 – A – Bmaj7 – …
