Chords of: Throw It Back by: Missy Elliott. (Eb7, Cm, Ab6, Bbm7) 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.
“Throw It Back” by Missy Elliott is in C Minor and runs at about 157 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 35 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb7, Cm, Ab6, Bbm7.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m7b5 → Cm → D7/F# → Cm → Abmaj7 → F#/G# → Ab7 → Fm7b5. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 17 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 0:49 | 21% |
| Ab6 | 0:28 | 12% |
| Bbm7 | 0:27 | 11% |
| Ab7 | 0:23 | 9% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:17 | 7% |
| Eb7 | 0:15 | 6% |
| F#/G# | 0:14 | 6% |
| Emaj7 | 0:14 | 6% |
F#m7b5 – Cm – D7/F# – Cm – Abmaj7 – F#/G# – Ab7 – Cm – Fm7b5 – F – Gmaj7 – Cm – F#maj7 – Ab6 – E7 – Ab7 – C – Ab7 – Ab6 – E – Ab6 – Abmaj7 – Gm – Ab – Bm6 – Fm – Bb7 – Abm7 – C/E – Emaj7 – Eb7 – Bbm7 – Ab7 – Emaj7 – Eb7
