CHORD LIBRARY

Play along BIRTHDAY(Live), chord by chord.

Chords of: BIRTHDAY(Live) by: Jennifer Lopez. (D, C, Cm7, Cmaj7) 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(Live)”

“BIRTHDAY(Live)” by Jennifer Lopez is in C Major and runs at about 180 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 95 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, C, Cm7, Cmaj7.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cmaj7 → C → Ab7/C → C → Cm7 → Cm → C → Cm7b5. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 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
C0:5028%
Cm70:2514%
Cmaj70:1910%
C70:137%
Cm0:126%
C#maj70:116%
Fm60:063%
Dm7b5/C0:063%

Chord progression, in order

Cm7 – E6 – Cmaj7 – Ebm7b5/Db – C – Ab7/C – Emaj7 – D – C – Fm6 – Eaug – Gaug – C#maj7 – Cm7 – Fm – Cm – Fm7 – Ebmaj7 – C – Ebm – C#maj7 – C – Eb/F – C#maj7 – C – Cm7b5 – Fm6 – G – F – F#m7b5/E – F6 – F#m7b5/E – Ebmaj7 – Fm – C7 – C#maj7 – Cm7 – Dm7b5/C – Cm7 – Cm – C#maj7 – Cm7 – C#maj7 – Cm7 – C#maj7 – C – Ebmaj7 – C – …