Chords of: If I Were A Boy by: Beyoncé. (C#, Bmaj7, B, F#maj7) 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.
“If I Were A Boy” by Beyoncé is in B Major and runs at about 90 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 189 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, Bmaj7, B, F#maj7.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 5:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → Am7b5/G → Cm → B → F# → B6 → Ebm7 → F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 0:45 | 15% |
| F# | 0:40 | 13% |
| Ebm7 | 0:36 | 12% |
| C# | 0:33 | 11% |
| F#maj7 | 0:26 | 8% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:19 | 6% |
| C#6 | 0:15 | 5% |
| Ebm | 0:13 | 4% |
Gmaj7 – Am7b5/G – Cm – C#6 – Ebm7 – B – F# – C#6 – Ebm7 – B – F# – C# – Ebm – B6 – F# – B – C#6 – Ebm7 – B – F# – C# – Ebm7 – B – F# – C# – F#/C# – B – F# – C# – Ebm7 – B6 – F#maj7 – Ebm7 – B6 – F# – Bbm7 – Ebm7 – B – F# – C#6 – Ebm – B – F# – C# – Ebm – Bmaj7 – F# – C# – …
