CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Backbone (Live at Breiðarmerkurjökull), chord by chord.

Chords of: Backbone (Live at Breiðarmerkurjökull) by: KALEO. (C#m7b5/B, Am, F, G) 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 “Backbone (Live at Breiðarmerkurjökull)”

“Backbone (Live at Breiðarmerkurjökull)” by KALEO is in F Major and runs at about 62 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 145 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m7b5/B, Am, F, G.

Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 5:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D/A → A → F → G/D → A7 → Am → F → D7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 2 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Am1:1824%
F0:4213%
G0:289%
Dm0:258%
C0:237%
A0:134%
D/A0:134%
Am70:134%

Chord progression, in order

D/A – A – E/F# – F – G/D – D/A – A7 – Am – F – Dm – D7 – Am – E/D – Fmaj7 – D – Dm7 – Am – G – Fmaj7 – Dm – Am – D – F – Dm7 – Am – C/G – G – F – Dm7 – Dm6 – Am – F – D – Am – G – F – Dm – Am – G – Dm – A – Fmaj7 – G – Am – G – Dm – F – G – …