Chords of: Birthday by: Rotimi. (Dm, Dm7, Bb6, Bbmaj7) 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 Rotimi is in D Minor and runs at about 191 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 149 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm, Dm7, Bb6, Bbmaj7.
Dm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 4:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb6 → Bbm7b5 → Bbaug → Bb7 → Gm → Bbmaj7 → Bb6 → Am7b5/G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm7 | 0:56 | 23% |
| Bb6 | 0:32 | 13% |
| C | 0:31 | 12% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:27 | 11% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:14 | 6% |
| C6 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Bb7 | 0:11 | 4% |
| Am7b5/G | 0:10 | 4% |
Bb6 – Bbm7b5 – Ab/Bb – Bmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Bbaug – Am7b5/G – Bb7 – Gm – Bbmaj7 – Ab/Bb – Dmaj7 – Abm – Bbmaj7 – Bb6 – Am7b5/G – Bbmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Bb6 – C6 – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – C – Bb6 – C – Dm7 – C – Dm – G – Bbmaj7 – F – Gm7 – C6 – Dm7 – A7/C# – F – Bbmaj7 – C6 – Dm7 – C – F6 – Fmaj7 – Dm – C – Bbmaj7 – C6 – Fmaj7 – Dm – …
