Chords of: Backbone by: Harrdy Sandhu. (Bmaj7, C#6, Bbm, C#) 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.
“Backbone” by Harrdy Sandhu is in Eb Minor and runs at about 85 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 117 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bmaj7, C#6, Bbm, C#.
Bmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 2:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Bmaj7 → C# → Bmaj7 → C#6 → Bmaj7 → C#6 → Bmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bmaj7 | 0:52 | 31% |
| C#6 | 0:31 | 19% |
| Ebm | 0:20 | 12% |
| Ebm7 | 0:11 | 7% |
| Bbm7 | 0:11 | 7% |
| Bbm | 0:11 | 7% |
| C# | 0:07 | 4% |
| F#/A# | 0:05 | 3% |
Ebm – C# – Bbm – Bmaj7 – Ab – C# – Bbm – Bmaj7 – Ebm7 – C#6 – F#/A# – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Ebm – C#6 – F#/A# – Ab/Bb – Bmaj7 – Ebm7 – C#6 – F#/A# – Ab/Bb – Bmaj7 – Ebm7 – C#6 – F#/A# – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Fm7b5/Eb – C# – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Ab/Eb – C#6 – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Bb – C#6 – F# – Ebm – C#6 – F# – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Ebm7 – C#6 – F# – Bbm7 – …
