Chords of: Tim Mcgraw-Back When by: Tim Mcgraw. (Cmaj7, G, D, C) 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.
“Tim Mcgraw-Back When” by Tim Mcgraw is in C Major and runs at about 136 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 119 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cmaj7, G, D, C.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 4:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → D → Am7 → C → G → D → Am7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:24 | 29% |
| D | 1:15 | 25% |
| C | 0:51 | 17% |
| Am7 | 0:31 | 10% |
| Am | 0:13 | 4% |
| Em | 0:08 | 3% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| A7 | 0:07 | 2% |
G – C – D – Am7 – C – G – D – Am7 – G – D – G – D – G/D – Am – G – D – Em – A7 – D/E – Em – A7 – Cmaj7 – D – G – D – F#m – C – G – C6 – G/D – D – C – G – Cmaj7 – D7 – Gmaj7 – Am – G/B – C – G – D – G – D – Am7 – G – C/G – Em7 – D – …
