Chords of: Backburner by: NIKI. (C6, G, Am7, Cmaj7) 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.
“Backburner” by NIKI is in G Major and runs at about 84 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 117 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C6, G, Am7, Cmaj7.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 4:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm7b5 → Bb6 → Dm7 → G7/B → Cmaj7 → G → Am7 → Cmaj7. 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 — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:56 | 23% |
| Am7 | 0:42 | 17% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:39 | 16% |
| G/D | 0:16 | 6% |
| D | 0:13 | 5% |
| C6 | 0:08 | 3% |
| Dm7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| D6 | 0:07 | 3% |
Dm7b5 – Bb6 – Dm7 – G7/B – Cmaj7 – G – Dm – Am7 – Cmaj7 – G – Am7 – G/A – Cmaj7 – Gaug – G/D – D6 – Am7 – Bbaug – G/A – Cmaj7 – Gm – C/G – G – D – G – Am7 – G/A – Cmaj7 – Cdim – Cm – Dm – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – C – G/D – C/D – G – Gmaj7 – G/D – Am7 – Cdim – G – D – G/D – Am7 – Cmaj7 – G – D7 – …
