Chords of: Back To My Roots by: Lucky Dube. (C, F, C/G, C#maj7) 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 Lucky Dube is in Db Major and runs at about 84 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 278 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, F, C/G, C#maj7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 47% of the 8:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#maj7 → C → F → C → F → C → F → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: beginner-friendly — only 4 chords, all of them common open shapes. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 3:45 | 47% |
| F | 1:38 | 20% |
| G | 1:24 | 17% |
| G6 | 0:21 | 4% |
| F6 | 0:17 | 3% |
| C/G | 0:07 | 1% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:06 | 1% |
| C6 | 0:04 | 1% |
B – Bdim – C#maj7 – C – F – G – C – F – G – C – F – G – Dm7 – C – F – G – C – C7 – F – G – C – F – G – C – F – G – C – F – G – C – F – G – C – F – G – C – Fmaj7 – G – C – F – G – C – F – G6 – C – F – G6 – C – …
