Chords of: Burn It to the Ground by: Nickelback. (A6, B7, A, Gmaj7) 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.
“Burn It to the Ground” by Nickelback is in C Major and runs at about 132 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 60 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A6, B7, A, Gmaj7.
B7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 62% of the 3:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm7 → Gmaj7 → B7 → Em → B7 → A → E → B7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B7 | 2:05 | 62% |
| A | 0:14 | 7% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| Em | 0:09 | 4% |
| E | 0:07 | 4% |
| A6 | 0:07 | 4% |
| D | 0:04 | 2% |
| Bm7 | 0:04 | 2% |
Bm7 – Gmaj7 – B7 – Em7 – B7 – Em – B7 – Em7 – B7 – Am – B7 – Em – B7 – A – D6 – E – D – A7 – B7 – Em – B7 – Am7 – B7 – Em – B7 – A – D6 – E – D – B7 – Em7 – B7 – E7 – F#7/A# – F#m – B7 – E/F# – D – F#m7 – F# – Em – A6 – F – E7 – A – Em – A6 – B6 – …
