CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Back to Basics (feat. Skepta), chord by chord.

Chords of: Back to Basics (feat. Skepta) by: Skepta, Headie One. (Daug, Abmaj7, Abm, B6) 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 “Back to Basics (feat. Skepta)”

“Back to Basics (feat. Skepta)” by Skepta, Headie One is in Gb Minor and runs at about 141 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 31 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Daug, Abmaj7, Abm, B6.

Abmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 68% of the 3:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Emaj7 → Abm7 → Amaj7 → B7/D# → A7/C# → Abmaj7 → Ebm7 → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 3 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Gb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Abmaj72:1168%
Abm0:116%
B60:084%
G0:084%
Emaj70:063%
A7/C#0:042%
Amaj70:032%
C#m0:032%

Chord progression, in order

C#m7 – Emaj7 – Abm7 – Amaj7 – B7/D# – A7/C# – Abmaj7 – Amaj7 – Ab – F#m – Abmaj7 – Caug – F#/G# – C#m7 – Gm7b5 – Abmaj7 – Ebm7 – Abm – Abmaj7 – F#m – Abmaj7 – Ab7 – G – Abmaj7 – F#m – Abmaj7 – C#m – Abm – C#m – B6 – Daug