Chords of: Back to Basics by: Fredo. (C7, Fm, Abmaj7, Fm7) 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.
“Back to Basics” by Fredo is in F Minor and runs at about 88 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 67 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C7, Fm, Abmaj7, Fm7.
Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 42% of the 3:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → C#dim → F → C#dim → F → C#dim → F → C#dim. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fm | 1:23 | 42% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:22 | 11% |
| C#maj7 | 0:17 | 9% |
| F | 0:15 | 7% |
| Fm7 | 0:14 | 7% |
| C#dim | 0:10 | 5% |
| Ab | 0:10 | 5% |
| C7/E | 0:03 | 2% |
F – Gm7b5/F – C#dim – F – C#dim – F – C#dim – F – Gm7b5/F – C#dim – Fm – Abmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – Fm7 – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Abmaj7 – Fm – C#maj7 – Fm – Ab7 – C#maj7 – Fm – C#maj7 – Gm7b5 – Fm – Abmaj7 – Fm – Ab6 – F#/C# – Cmaj7 – F – Abmaj7 – Fm – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – C – Fm – Gm – Fm7 – Cm – Cm7b5/Bb – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – C#7 – …
