Chords of: BACKBONE by: Chase, Status, Stormzy. (Cm7b5/Bb, D7, D, C7/E) 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.
“BACKBONE” by Chase, Status, Stormzy is in C Major and runs at about 174 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 86 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm7b5/Bb, D7, D, C7/E.
D7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 47% of the 2:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → D7 → F → D7 → D6 → Bm7 → D7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| D7 | 1:16 | 47% |
| D | 0:24 | 15% |
| Eb | 0:09 | 6% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| F | 0:06 | 4% |
| C7/E | 0:05 | 3% |
| Bm7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| D6 | 0:05 | 3% |
D – Eb – D – Eb – D – Eb – D – Eb – D – Eb – D – Eb – D – Eb – D – B7/D# – D7 – Ebm7b5 – D7 – Eb6 – D7 – Eb7 – D – F6 – Eb7 – D7 – Ebm7 – D7 – F – D7 – B7/D# – D7 – Emaj7 – D7 – Bmaj7 – Ddim – F7 – D6 – Eb – Bm7 – D7 – Ebmaj7 – D7 – Ebmaj7 – D – F – Eb – D7 – …
