# Back Stabbers – The O'Jays: piano chords

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

## Chords in the song

[Cm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm), [Gm](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm), [Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharpmaj), [Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj), [Cm9](https://pianokitty.com/c/Cm9), [Bb6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Asharp6), [Ab](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Gm11](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gm11), [Ab/Eb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [F](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fmaj), [Eb6](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharp6), [Ab/Bb](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gsharpmaj), [Fm7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Fm7), [G](https://pianokitty.com/c/Gmaj), [Ebmaj7](https://pianokitty.com/c/Dsharpmaj7), [Fm](https://pianokitty.com/c/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

## 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.

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Chord data: [Chordonomicon](https://huggingface.co/datasets/ailsntua/Chordonomicon), [CC BY-NC 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/). Chords are transcriptions and can differ from the recording.

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