Chords of: Back To My Roots by: Jay Smith. (A, D, Bm7, F#m7) 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 My Roots” by Jay Smith is in D Major and runs at about 178 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 123 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, D, Bm7, F#m7.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 34% of the 2:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm7b5/A → F#m7 → A → Amaj7 → A → E → F#m7 → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:59 | 34% |
| D | 0:21 | 12% |
| F#m7 | 0:21 | 12% |
| E | 0:20 | 11% |
| D6 | 0:12 | 7% |
| Bm7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| F#m | 0:07 | 4% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:05 | 3% |
Bm7b5/A – A – Dm – F#m7 – D6 – A – F#m – Dmaj7 – E – Amaj7 – F#m – Dmaj7 – A – F#m – Dmaj7 – Am – E – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – A – D – A – F#m7 – E – D – A – F#m – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – E6 – D6 – A – E – F#m7 – E – D – A – E – F#m7 – E – D – A – E – F#m7 – E6 – Bm7 – C#m – Dmaj7 – …
