CHORD LIBRARY

Play along BIRTHDAY, chord by chord.

Chords of: BIRTHDAY by: Saweetie, YG, Tyga. (Amaj7, E, Abmaj7, Em7) 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 “BIRTHDAY”

“BIRTHDAY” by Saweetie, YG, Tyga is in E Major and runs at about 105 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 40 different chords across 141 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Amaj7, E, Abmaj7, Em7.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 2:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A6 → Cm7b5 → Fmaj7 → E → Abmaj7 → B6 → Cmaj7 → B6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E0:4022%
Abmaj70:2514%
Fmaj70:158%
G0:116%
B60:106%
Em70:106%
Cmaj70:105%
C60:063%

Chord progression, in order

Ebdim – A6 – Cm7b5 – Fmaj7 – Cdim – E6 – Abmaj7 – Em7 – Fm – Abmaj7 – C7 – E – Amaj7 – C – E – Abmaj7 – E – Abmaj7 – Emaj7 – D – Ab/C – Fmaj7 – Gm – B6 – Cmaj7 – B – Bb/C – E6 – B6 – Cmaj7 – E6 – Baug – E6 – Abm – E6 – B6 – C#7/E# – Baug – E6 – B6 – E6 – B6 – C7/E – Amaj7 – Cmaj7 – E – Abmaj7 – Cmaj7 – …