The O'Jays

Back Stabbers – The O'Jays: piano chords

Back Stabbers by The O'Jays uses 16 chords in C minor; difficulty on the piano: hard.

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C minor Difficulty: hard

Chords in the song

Cm Gm Bb Eb Cm9 Bb6 Ab Gm11 Ab/Eb F Eb6 Ab/Bb Fm7 G Ebmaj7 Fm

Chord sheet

Intro 1

Cm Gm Bb Cm Eb Cm9 Bb6 Ab Gm11 Ab/Eb Cm9 Bb6 Ab Gm11 Ab/Eb

Verse 1

Cm9 Bb6 Ab Gm11 Ab/Eb Cm9 Bb6 Ab Gm11 Ab/Eb

Verse 2

Cm F Cm F Eb6 Ab Ab/Bb Eb6 Ab Fm7 G Cm9 Bb6 Ab Gm11 Ab/Eb Cm F Cm F Eb6 Ab Ab/Bb Ebmaj7 Ab Fm Cm Bb6 Ab Gm11 Ab/Eb Cm9 Bb6 Ab Gm11 Ab/Eb Cm Bb6 Ab Gm11 Ab/Eb Cm Bb6 Ab Gm11 Ab/Eb Cm Bb6 Ab Gm11 Ab/Eb

Chords on the piano

Diagrams for the 10 most played chords

Cm

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneG
CD♯G
Practice Cm

Gm

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
GA♯D
Practice Gm

A#

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneF
A♯DF
Practice A#

D#

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭
D♯GA♯
Practice D#

Cm9

C — bass noteCE♭ — chord toneE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneD
CD♯GA♯D
Practice Cm9

A#6

B♭ — bass noteB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFG — chord toneG
A♯DFG
Practice A#6

G#

A♭ — bass noteA♭C — chord toneCE♭ — chord toneE♭
G♯CD♯
Practice G#

Gm11

G — bass noteGB♭ — chord toneB♭D — chord toneDF — chord toneFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
GA♯DFAC
Practice Gm11

F

F — bass noteFA — chord toneAC — chord toneC
FAC
Practice F

D#6

E♭ — bass noteE♭G — chord toneGB♭ — chord toneB♭C — chord toneC
D♯GA♯C
Practice D#6

Questions

Which chords does Back Stabbers by The O'Jays use?

Different chords: 16. They are all in the list under “Chords in the song”.

What key is Back Stabbers by The O'Jays in?

The chords fit C minor. This is estimated from the chords, so the recording may be in another key.

How hard is Back Stabbers to play on the piano?

Difficulty: hard. The rating counts the different chords (16), 7th and extended chords, and chords with another bass note.