Chords of: Back In Black (from Live & Off the Record) by: Shakira. (C7/E, E7, D, 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.
“Back In Black (from Live & Off the Record)” by Shakira is in C Major and runs at about 93 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 55 different chords across 222 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C7/E, E7, D, Em7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 13% of the 5:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D6 → A7 → Dm → D → B → Amaj7 → D → Bm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:41 | 13% |
| E7 | 0:39 | 12% |
| A | 0:29 | 9% |
| Em7 | 0:24 | 7% |
| A7 | 0:18 | 6% |
| B7 | 0:15 | 5% |
| Amaj7 | 0:12 | 4% |
| Am7 | 0:10 | 3% |
E – D6 – A7 – Dm – Gm7 – E7 – D – A7 – B – D6 – Emaj7 – Dm – Bb/F – Amaj7 – D – Em7 – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – C#m7b5/B – Fm7b5/Eb – Emaj7 – D – A7 – Emaj7 – D – Abmaj7 – Em7 – Dmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – A7 – Bm6 – B7 – G/D – Emaj7 – Dm – F#7 – Abmaj7 – A7 – D – E7 – Dmaj7 – G – A7 – Edim – B7 – Am7 – Ebmaj7 – Gaug – …
