CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Gotta Get Back My Baby, chord by chord.

Chords of: Gotta Get Back My Baby by: Shaggy, Sting, GIMS. (Amaj7, Bbmaj7, B, C#m) 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 “Gotta Get Back My Baby”

“Gotta Get Back My Baby” by Shaggy, Sting, GIMS is in B Major and runs at about 91 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 78 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Amaj7, Bbmaj7, B, C#m.

Bbmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 4:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbmaj7 → A → B → C#m → B → A6 → A → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bbmaj71:1830%
B0:3915%
C#m0:2710%
A0:249%
E0:218%
A60:187%
Ab70:114%
Ab0:083%

Chord progression, in order

Gmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – A – B – C#m – B – C#m – A6 – A – E – Ab7 – A6 – Emaj7 – F# – C#dim – F#/C# – B – C#dim – F#m – E – Ab – A – B – C#m – B – C#m – A – E – Ab7 – A6 – B6 – C#7 – Amaj7 – E – Abmaj7 – Am7b5 – B – F#m – C#m – B – F#/C# – C#m – A – E – Ab – A – B – C#m – …