Chords of: Birthday by: Red Velvet. (C, Bb, Eb7, F#6) 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.
“Birthday” by Red Velvet is in Db Major and runs at about 148 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 47 different chords across 142 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Bb, Eb7, F#6.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → F7 → Bb7 → Eb7 → D7/F# → Eb7 → Eb6 → Bbm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 13 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 0:49 | 23% |
| Eb7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| Eb6 | 0:16 | 7% |
| F#6 | 0:15 | 7% |
| Ebm | 0:14 | 6% |
| Bb7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| F#maj7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| C#6 | 0:11 | 5% |
F/Eb – Ebmaj7 – Adim – Bb – F7 – Bb7 – Eb6 – Bb6 – Eb7 – Bbmaj7 – D7/F# – Bbmaj7 – C#7 – Bb7/D – Eb6 – Eb7 – Eb6 – Bbm – Bb7 – Gm7b5/F – Bb – Eb7 – Bb – Bbm – Ab/Eb – F#6 – Ab – Bb – Bbm7 – Ebm – C#/D# – F#maj7 – Ab – Bb – Bbm – F# – Bb – C#6 – F# – Bbmaj7 – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – Eb – Bb – Eb/F – Bb – Ebm – Bb6 – …
