Chords of: Birthday by: Fetty Wap. (Em7, Fmaj7, E, Em) 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.
“Birthday” by Fetty Wap is in C Major and runs at about 97 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 92 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7, Fmaj7, E, Em.
Fmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 41% of the 3:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fmaj7 → Em7 → Fmaj7 → Em7 → Fmaj7 → Em7 → Fmaj7 → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fmaj7 | 1:18 | 41% |
| Em7 | 1:01 | 33% |
| Em | 0:13 | 7% |
| E | 0:12 | 6% |
| D/E | 0:06 | 3% |
| E7 | 0:03 | 1% |
| G6 | 0:02 | 1% |
| Am | 0:02 | 1% |
Fmaj7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Am – Em7 – D – Fmaj7 – Em7 – D – Fmaj7 – Em7 – D/C – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – C – Em – Fmaj7 – C – Em – D/E – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Bm7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – D/E – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Em7 – D/E – Fmaj7 – Em – E7/G# – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Fmaj7 – E7 – …