Chords of: Drowning (Official HD Video) by: Backstreet Boys. (C#, E, F#, B) 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.
“Drowning (Official HD Video)” by Backstreet Boys is in E Major and runs at about 142 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 149 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, E, F#, B.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 12% of the 4:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G7 → B → F# → Abm7 → E → F# → A → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:32 | 12% |
| F# | 0:29 | 11% |
| C# | 0:28 | 11% |
| B | 0:22 | 9% |
| A | 0:21 | 8% |
| Ab | 0:19 | 7% |
| Abm | 0:12 | 5% |
| Bbm | 0:12 | 4% |
G7 – B – E – B – F# – B/F# – Abm7 – E – B/F# – F# – A – E – F#m – D – E – A – E – F#m – B/F# – D – Bm7b5/A – Bm7 – A – D – D6 – A/C# – Bm7 – A – Dmaj7 – E – B – E/B – Abm7 – F# – F#6 – Abm – Bmaj7 – E – F#6 – B – E/B – Abm7 – F# – F#7 – Abm – B – E – F#6 – …
