Chords of: Basket Case by: Green Day. (Bb, Eb, Ebmaj7, Ab) 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.
“Basket Case” by Green Day is in Eb Major and runs at about 174 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 128 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Eb, Ebmaj7, Ab.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 2:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am7b5/G → Ebmaj7 → Gm → Ebmaj7 → Bb → Gm → Ebmaj7 → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 0:52 | 30% |
| Eb | 0:49 | 28% |
| Ab | 0:28 | 16% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:08 | 5% |
| Cm | 0:08 | 5% |
| C | 0:08 | 4% |
| G | 0:06 | 3% |
| Gm | 0:03 | 2% |
Am7b5/G – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Cm7 – Gm – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Cm – Gm – Ab – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Ab – Eb – Ab – Bb – Bbm – Eb – Ab – Bb – Ebmaj7 – C# – C – Ab – Bb – Eb – Bb – Cm – Bb – Eb – Bb – Cm – G – Ab – Eb – Bb – Eb – Bb – Cm7 – G – Ab – Eb – Bb – Ab – Bb – …
