Chords of: Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord (Live) by: Boney M.. (Ab6, F#, F, C#) 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.
“Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord (Live)” by Boney M. is in Db Major and runs at about 112 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 54 different chords across 165 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab6, F#, F, C#.
F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 5:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Fm → Gm → F → Bb → F → Bb6 → F. 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 |
|---|---|---|
| F# | 1:35 | 28% |
| F | 1:09 | 20% |
| C# | 0:27 | 8% |
| C | 0:18 | 5% |
| Bb6 | 0:17 | 5% |
| Bb | 0:15 | 4% |
| B | 0:10 | 3% |
| B6 | 0:07 | 2% |
F – Eb – F/Eb – G – C – F – Em – Fm – Gmaj7 – F7 – Eb/F – F – Gm – F – Bb – F – C – F – Bb6 – Cmaj7 – Gm6 – F – Bb6 – F/C – C – F – Bb – C7 – F – Dm – Gm – Dm – C – F – Bb6 – F/C – C7 – F – Bbmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Gm7b5/F – F – Bb6 – F – C – F – Bb6 – C – …
