Chords of: The Climb Back by: J. Cole. (Bmaj7, Eb7, Ebm7, B6) 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.
“The Climb Back” by J. Cole is in Db Minor and runs at about 158 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 128 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bmaj7, Eb7, Ebm7, B6.
Bmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 4:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebm7 → Eb7 → Bmaj7 → Ebm7 → Eb7 → Bmaj7 → Eb → Eb7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bmaj7 | 1:43 | 35% |
| Eb7 | 0:42 | 14% |
| Ebm7 | 0:31 | 11% |
| B6 | 0:22 | 8% |
| Eb | 0:19 | 7% |
| B7 | 0:17 | 6% |
| Ebdim | 0:08 | 3% |
| Ebm | 0:08 | 3% |
F#maj7 – Ebm7 – Eb7 – Bmaj7 – Ebm7 – Eb7 – Bmaj7 – Eb – Bb – Eb7 – Bmaj7 – F#m – Bmaj7 – Eb7 – Bmaj7 – F#6 – Bmaj7 – Ebdim – Abm – Eb/Bb – Ebm6 – B6 – Bmaj7 – Eb – Bmaj7 – B6 – Eb7 – A – Bmaj7 – B7 – Ebm7 – Bbm7b5 – Bmaj7 – Ebdim – Eb7 – Bmaj7 – Ebdim – Bbm7b5 – Cm7b5/Bb – Eb7 – Bmaj7 – F#m6 – Em – Bmaj7 – Ebm7 – A – F#7/A# – Eb7 – …
