Chords of: Come Back by: The Five Stairsteps. (Fm7, D#maj7, Gm7, D#) 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.
“Come Back” by The Five Stairsteps is in C Minor and runs at about 88 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 7 different chords across 49 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm7, D#maj7, Gm7, D#.
Fm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 38% of the 2:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G#maj7 → D#maj7 → Fm7 → Gm7 → Fm7 → D#maj7 → Fm7 → Gm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fm7 | 1:05 | 38% |
| D#maj7 | 0:43 | 25% |
| Gm7 | 0:35 | 20% |
| D# | 0:08 | 5% |
| G# | 0:08 | 4% |
| G#maj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| A# | 0:07 | 4% |
G#maj7 – Gm7 – Fm7 – D#maj7 – Fm7 – Gm7 – Fm7 – A# – D#maj7 – Fm7 – Gm7 – Fm7 – D#maj7 – Fm7 – Gm7 – Fm7 – D#maj7 – Fm7 – Gm7 – Fm7 – A# – D#maj7 – Fm7 – Gm7 – Fm7 – D#maj7 – Fm7 – Gm7 – Fm7 – D#maj7 – Fm7 – Gm7 – Fm7 – A# – D# – G# – D# – G# – Fm7 – D#maj7 – G#maj7 – Fm7 – D#maj7 – Fm7 – A# – D#maj7 – Fm7 – Gm7 – …
