Chords of: Backslide by: Twenty One Pilots. (Bbmaj7, Gm7, Gm, Eb/Bb) 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.
“Backslide” by Twenty One Pilots is in G Minor and runs at about 167 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 98 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbmaj7, Gm7, Gm, Eb/Bb.
Gm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 3:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Gm → Cm → Gmaj7 → Cm → Cm7 → Gm7 → Abmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in G Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gm7 | 0:27 | 14% |
| Cm | 0:16 | 9% |
| Eb | 0:14 | 7% |
| Gm | 0:13 | 7% |
| Ab | 0:12 | 6% |
| Eb/Bb | 0:12 | 6% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| F6 | 0:09 | 5% |
G – F – Cm – Gm – Cm – Gm – Gmaj7 – Cm – G – Fm7 – Gmaj7 – Cm7 – G7/B – Abmaj7 – Eb – F6 – Gm7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Gm7 – Cm7 – Gm – Bb – Eb/Bb – Ab – Cm – Gm – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb – Eb/Bb – Bb – F6 – Gm7 – Ab – Eb6 – Bb6 – F6 – Am7b5/G – Ab – G – Cm – Fmaj7 – Gm7 – G7 – Fm7 – Cm – F#6 – …
