Chords of: Birthday by: Red Velvet. (C, Bb, Bb7, 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 45 different chords across 133 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Bb, Bb7, F#6.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 4:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Eaug → Ebm → G → C#m7b5 → C#7 → Gm7b5 → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 12 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 | 0:58 | 24% |
| Bb7 | 0:17 | 7% |
| F#6 | 0:17 | 7% |
| Ebm | 0:16 | 6% |
| F#maj7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| Eb7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| Eb6 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:10 | 4% |
C – Eaug – Ebm – Aaug – G – C#m7b5 – C#7 – Gm7b5 – C#m7b5/B – F7 – Ebmaj7 – Adim – Bb – F7 – Bb7 – Ebmaj7 – Eb7 – Bb/Ab – D7 – Bbmaj7 – Dm7b5/C – Bb – Eb6 – Eb7 – Eb6 – Bbm7 – Bb7 – Eb7 – Ebmaj7 – Gm7b5 – Bb – Bbm – Ab/Eb – F#6 – Ab – Bb – Ebm – C#/D# – F#maj7 – Ab – Bb – Bbm – F# – Bb – C#6 – F# – Bb – C#maj7 – …
