CHORD LIBRARY

Play along BACKWOODS, chord by chord.

Chords of: BACKWOODS by: Mikee Mykanic, KKevin. (E, Emaj7, A, Fmaj7) 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 “BACKWOODS”

“BACKWOODS” by Mikee Mykanic, KKevin is in C Major and runs at about 200 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 33 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Emaj7, A, Fmaj7.

Emaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 2:47 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Emaj7 → Em7 → A → Fmaj7 → E7 → Emaj7 → Fmaj7 → Emaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 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
Emaj71:0740%
A0:3823%
Fmaj70:2918%
E70:148%
Em70:095%
Dm70:021%
Eaug0:021%
E0:011%

Chord progression, in order

Emaj7 – Em7 – Ebm – A – Emaj7 – Fmaj7 – Emaj7 – Fmaj7 – Emaj7 – Fm7b5/Eb – E7 – Fmaj7 – Emaj7 – Fm6 – Emaj7 – Dm7 – E7 – F6 – Emaj7 – Fmaj7 – Emaj7 – E7 – Fmaj7 – Emaj7 – Dm7 – Eaug – Dm7 – E7 – Fmaj7 – Emaj7 – Fmaj7 – Eb – E