Chords of: Backstabber by: Kesha. (A, Cmaj7, Cm6, D6) 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.
“Backstabber” by Kesha is in C Major and runs at about 159 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 187 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Cmaj7, Cm6, D6.
Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em7 → Gm → Cm6 → Gm7 → Cmaj7 → C → Cm6 → G6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cmaj7 | 0:41 | 22% |
| Em7 | 0:20 | 11% |
| C | 0:18 | 10% |
| Em | 0:16 | 9% |
| A | 0:14 | 7% |
| G | 0:11 | 6% |
| D6 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Cm6 | 0:05 | 3% |
Em7 – Cmaj7 – A – Em7 – Cmaj7 – A – Em7 – Cmaj7 – A6 – Em – D – C – G7 – E7 – Am7b5/G – Dm – E7 – Gm – A – E7 – Cm6 – Amaj7 – D7 – Gm7 – Em7 – C/G – D/A – Em – Cm – A7 – Em7 – C – Am – Em6 – D6 – C – G – Cmaj7 – A6 – Em – Cmaj7 – Bm7b5/A – Cmaj7 – A – Em7 – D6 – C – G – …
