CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Birthday Cake, chord by chord.

Chords of: Birthday Cake by: Dylan Conrique. (Eb, Ab6, Abmaj7, Cm) 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.

About the chords of “Birthday Cake”

“Birthday Cake” by Dylan Conrique is in C Minor and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 88 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Ab6, Abmaj7, Cm.

Ab6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 3:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Ab6 → Eb6 → Abmaj7 → Ab6 → Abmaj7 → Ab6 → Abmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ab61:0232%
Abmaj70:4322%
Eb0:2010%
Cm70:189%
Cm0:178%
Ab0:158%
Eb60:084%
Ebmaj70:063%

Chord progression, in order

Cm – Ab6 – Bb/Ab – Eb6 – Ab6 – Abmaj7 – Ab6 – Abmaj7 – Fm7b5/Eb – Cm7 – Ab6 – Abmaj7 – Ab6 – Gm7 – Eb – Cm – Abmaj7 – C/Bb – Eb – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – Ebmaj7 – Ab6 – Cm7 – Eb – Ab – Ab6 – Cm – Eb6 – Ab6 – Eb – Cm7 – Ab6 – G7 – Cm7 – Ab6 – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Eb6 – Eb – …