CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Payback, chord by chord.

Chords of: Payback by: Norbow. (F, Fm, C7, 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.

About the chords of “Payback”

“Payback” by Norbow is in F Major and runs at about 102 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 64 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, Fm, C7, Bbm7.

Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 42% of the 2:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Fm → Bbm → C7 → Fm → Bbm7 → C7 → Bb7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Fm1:0542%
C70:3724%
Bbm70:1711%
Bbm0:085%
Bb70:085%
Bb0:075%
F0:053%
Fm60:032%

Chord progression, in order

F – Fm – Bbm – C7 – Fm – Bbm7 – C7 – Fm – Bb7 – C7 – Fm – Bb – C7 – Fm – Bb7 – Gm – C7 – Fm – Cm – Bbm – Bb6 – Cm – C7 – Fm – Bbm7 – C7 – Fm – Bbm7 – C7 – Fm – Fm7 – Fm – Bb7 – Cm7 – Fm – C7 – Fm – Bbm – Fm – Bbm – Bbm7 – C7 – Fm – Bb – C7 – Fm – Bbm7 – C7 – …