Chords of: BACK TO THE RIVER by: Stan Walker. (B, F#m7, C#m7, Emaj7) 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 TO THE RIVER” by Stan Walker is in B Major and runs at about 144 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 119 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, F#m7, C#m7, Emaj7.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 4:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb7 → Ab7 → Cmaj7 → Bmaj7 → Abmaj7 → Ab → Amaj7 → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1:11 | 24% |
| F#m7 | 0:37 | 13% |
| C#m7 | 0:29 | 10% |
| Emaj7 | 0:25 | 8% |
| E | 0:22 | 7% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:12 | 4% |
| Ab | 0:11 | 4% |
| B/F# | 0:10 | 4% |
Bb7 – Ab7 – Cmaj7 – Bmaj7 – C7 – Amaj7 – Abmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Ab – Amaj7 – G – C#m7 – Ebm7 – B/F# – Emaj7 – Bb/C – B – E – F#m7 – Fmaj7 – E6 – E – B – E – F#m7 – E6 – E – B – E/B – B – C#m7 – B – C#m7 – Abm7 – Ab – C#m7 – C#7 – B/F# – B – B/C# – F#m7 – B/F# – Emaj7 – C#m – …
