CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Back it up, chord by chord.

Chords of: Back it up by: nameless, Wahu. (C#, Fm, C#maj7, Abmaj7) 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 “Back it up”

“Back it up” by nameless, Wahu is in F Minor and runs at about 194 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 169 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, Fm, C#maj7, Abmaj7.

Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:27 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#maj7 → Fm → Abmaj7 → Fm → Eb6 → Fm → C#maj7 → Fm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Fm1:0029%
C#maj70:2914%
Eb0:199%
Bbm70:147%
Bbm0:147%
Abmaj70:126%
Eb60:105%
C#0:105%

Chord progression, in order

Fm – Bbm – C#m – Eb – C#maj7 – Bdim – Bbm – Eb – C# – Fm – Bbm – Ab – Baug – C# – Fm – Eb7/G – C# – Eb6 – C#maj7 – Fm – Bbm – Abmaj7 – C# – Fm – Bbm – Eb – C#/D# – Eb6 – Bbm – Fm – Eb6 – C#6 – Fm – Bbm6 – Ab – Eb – C#maj7 – Bbm – Fm – Eb – C# – Fm – Bbm – Eb6 – C# – Fm – Bbm – Abmaj7 – …