Chords of: Back To Basics by: Jeriq. (C, Cm7, Cm, Ab6) 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 Basics” by Jeriq is in C Minor and runs at about 172 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 65 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Cm7, Cm, Ab6.
Cm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 3:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → Cm7 → Fm → G7 → Cm7 → Fm → Cm → Abmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm7 | 0:52 | 26% |
| Cm | 0:45 | 22% |
| Ab6 | 0:31 | 15% |
| G7 | 0:30 | 15% |
| Fm | 0:15 | 8% |
| G | 0:09 | 5% |
| Dm7b5 | 0:05 | 2% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:04 | 2% |
Gmaj7 – Cm7 – Fm – G7 – Cm7 – Fm – G – Cm – Ab6 – F/G – Abmaj7 – G – Cm7 – Ab6 – G7 – Cm7 – Ab6 – G7 – Cm – G7 – Cm – Fm – G7 – Cm7 – Abm6 – Dm7b5 – Gaug – Cm – Ab6 – G7 – Cm7 – Ab6 – G7 – Cm7 – Ab6 – G7 – Cm – Fm – G7 – Cm7 – Ab6 – Fm7b5 – Amaj7 – Gmaj7 – Cm – Abm6 – G – Cm7 – …
