Chords of: BACKBONE by: Chase, Status, Stormzy. (C7, D7, D, Cm7b5) 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 176 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 85 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C7, D7, D, Cm7b5.
D7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → D7 → D → D7 → D → D7 → F → D7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 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 | 0:59 | 33% |
| D | 0:49 | 27% |
| Cm7b5 | 0:15 | 9% |
| Eb7 | 0:14 | 8% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Eb | 0:06 | 3% |
| F | 0:05 | 3% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:03 | 1% |
D – Eb – D – Eb – D – Eb – D – Eb – D – Ebm – D7 – Eb – D – Eb – D – D7 – Eb6 – D7 – Eb7 – D – D7 – Ebm7 – D7 – F – D7 – B7/D# – D7 – B7/D# – D7 – Bmaj7 – Ddim – F7 – D7 – Eb/Db – Bm6 – C6 – Eb/Db – D – D7 – Ebmaj7 – D7 – Ebmaj7 – D – F – Eb – D7 – Ebm6 – D7 – …
