Chords of: Borderline by: Brandy. (Gm, C, Dm7, F6) 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.
“Borderline” by Brandy is in C Major and runs at about 99 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 183 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm, C, Dm7, F6.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 4:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbmaj7 → C/G → Gmaj7 → D → Gm → D → Gm → Bbmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1:11 | 26% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:30 | 11% |
| A | 0:22 | 8% |
| Dm | 0:20 | 7% |
| Dm7 | 0:20 | 7% |
| F6 | 0:17 | 6% |
| C6 | 0:17 | 6% |
| D7/F# | 0:14 | 5% |
Bbmaj7 – C/G – Gmaj7 – D – Gm – D – Gm – D – Ebmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – C6 – D7/F# – Gm – G – A – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – C – A – Em – Dm – F7 – Bbmaj7 – C – D7/F# – E/F# – F6 – Bbmaj7 – C – A – C – Dm – F7 – Bbmaj7 – C/Bb – C6 – A – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – C – A – Em7 – F6 – Bbmaj7 – C – Am – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – …
