Chords of: Birthday by: The Sugarcubes. (Cm7, C, Fmaj7, Am7) 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.
“Birthday” by The Sugarcubes is in C Major and runs at about 92 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 150 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm7, C, Fmaj7, Am7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 4:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Amaj7 → C7 → C#/E# → Aaug → C → F → C → Dm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1:16 | 31% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:21 | 9% |
| Dm7 | 0:19 | 8% |
| Am7 | 0:19 | 8% |
| F | 0:14 | 6% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:11 | 4% |
| Amaj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| G6 | 0:09 | 4% |
Amaj7 – C7 – D7 – F – C#/E# – A – C7 – D/C – Aaug – C – Dm7 – Fm7b5 – Aaug – C – C#maj7 – F – B7 – C – A7 – Dm7 – C – Bm7b5/A – Dm7 – Am7 – C – Fmaj7 – A7 – C – Am7 – F – C – Dm7 – C – G/A – Dm7 – Em – C – G/A – Dm7 – C – G6 – Dm6 – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – C – G6 – Fmaj7 – …
