Chords of: the boy is mine by: Ariana Grande. (Bm, Gm, Dm7, Am7b5/G) 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.
“the boy is mine” by Ariana Grande is in B Minor and runs at about 98 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 59 different chords across 173 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm, Gm, Dm7, Am7b5/G.
Dm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 9% of the 5:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → C7/E → Cm7b5/Bb → Ab/Bb → C7 → Gm → Ab → Eb/G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in B Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm7 | 0:32 | 9% |
| Gm | 0:30 | 8% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:20 | 6% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:18 | 5% |
| Cm7 | 0:18 | 5% |
| Am7b5/G | 0:17 | 5% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:14 | 4% |
| Ab/Bb | 0:13 | 4% |
Cm – C7/E – Cm7b5/Bb – Cm – Cm7b5/Bb – Ab/Bb – Bmaj7 – C7 – Gm – Eb/G – Ab – C/G – Eb/G – C7 – Ebm6 – Daug – G – F#7/A# – D – Eb7 – Bmaj7 – C/Bb – Bbmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – Cm7b5/Bb – Amaj7 – C/Bb – Bb7 – B7 – Ab/Bb – F – Ab/Bb – C/Bb – F#maj7 – Ebm6 – Emaj7 – Bm7 – F6 – Ebmaj7 – Gm – Dm7 – Cm7 – F – Bb6 – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Gm – …
