Chords of: Larger Than Life by: Backstreet Boys. (C, Cm, C7, Am7) 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.
“Larger Than Life” by Backstreet Boys is in C Major and runs at about 108 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 126 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Cm, C7, Am7.
C7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 4:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb7/D → Bbm7b5/Ab → D → Am7 → C → Ab → Bb → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C7 | 0:47 | 17% |
| Cm | 0:39 | 14% |
| Bb | 0:30 | 11% |
| C | 0:26 | 9% |
| Am7 | 0:21 | 8% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:20 | 7% |
| Ab | 0:16 | 6% |
| Bb7/D | 0:13 | 5% |
Bb7/D – Bbm7b5/Ab – D – Am7 – C – Cm – Bb6 – Fmaj7 – Ab – Bb – C – Bb – Fmaj7 – C7 – Eb/Bb – Fmaj7 – C – Bbm6 – Fmaj7 – Cm7 – C – Bb – Eb/Bb – C – Fmaj7 – Ab – Bb – Ab – Bbmaj7 – Cm – Bb6 – Fmaj7 – Cm – Bb – Fmaj7 – Cm – Bb – F – Dm7b5 – Abmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – C7 – Ebmaj7 – C – Bb7 – Fmaj7 – C7 – Eb/Bb – …
