CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Birthday, chord by chord.

Chords of: Birthday by: Fredo. (G7, Dm7, Gm7, Dm7b5) 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”

“Birthday” by Fredo is in C Major and runs at about 103 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 128 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G7, Dm7, Gm7, Dm7b5.

Dm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 2:39 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm7 → Dm → Dm7b5 → Gm7 → Dm7b5 → Dm7 → C/D → Dm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Dm70:3120%
Gm70:2013%
G70:1812%
Bbmaj70:1711%
C0:138%
C/D0:128%
Dm7b50:085%
Dm0:074%

Chord progression, in order

Bbmaj7 – Dm7 – Gm7 – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – C/D – Gm7 – Aaug – Bbmaj7 – Dm7 – Gm7 – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – C/D – Gm7 – Aaug – Bbmaj7 – G7/B – C/D – G7 – Dm7 – C/D – G7 – Dm – C/D – G7 – Dm7 – Dm – C/D – Gm7 – Aaug – G7 – Dm7b5 – G6 – Bbmaj7 – Dm7b5 – Gm7 – Ab – A7 – Bbmaj7 – Dm7b5 – Gm7 – G6 – Bbmaj7 – Dm7b5 – Gm7 – Bbmaj7 – C/D – …