Chords of: Little Drummer Boy by: Boney M. (A, G, D, Gmaj7) 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.
“Little Drummer Boy” by Boney M is in D Major and runs at about 112 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 76 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, G, D, Gmaj7.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 37% of the 4:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Gmaj7 → G → D7 → G/D → D → G → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:37 | 37% |
| A | 0:45 | 18% |
| D | 0:30 | 11% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:28 | 11% |
| Amaj7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| C | 0:07 | 3% |
| D6 | 0:06 | 2% |
| D7 | 0:05 | 2% |
G – Am7b5/G – Gmaj7 – F#dim – G – D7 – G/D – D – D6 – D7 – G – G6 – Bm – C – Gmaj7 – D – G – C/G – G – D – D7 – G – C – G – D – G – C/G – G – Am7b5/G – Gmaj7 – C – G – Gmaj7 – C/G – G – D6 – C/D – D6 – D – D6 – C/D – G – G6 – C – Gmaj7 – D – Gmaj7 – C/G – …
