Chords of: BOY by: King Gnu. (C#maj7, Fmaj7, C#, C7) 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.
“BOY” by King Gnu is in Db Major and runs at about 110 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 67 different chords across 252 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#maj7, Fmaj7, C#, C7.
Am7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 8% of the 3:49 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fmaj7 → Em7 → Fmaj7 → Gmaj7 → Fmaj7 → Em → Em7 → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am7 | 0:18 | 8% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:17 | 8% |
| C | 0:13 | 6% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| Dm7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Dm | 0:10 | 4% |
| G7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| C7 | 0:09 | 4% |
C – Bdim – C/D – G – F#maj7 – Fmaj7 – Em – Dm7 – Abmaj7 – Gm7 – Cmaj7 – Bdim – E7/G# – Am7 – G – F#maj7 – F – C – A7 – Dm – Ab – G – Am7 – Cmaj7 – B7 – C/Bb – Em – Ebm – Dm7 – G7 – C – Dm7 – C – Bbm6 – Am7 – Cmaj7 – B7 – Em7 – Eb – Dm7 – G7 – C – Dm7 – C – Bb6 – A7 – Cmaj7 – Bmaj7 – …
