CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord, chord by chord.

Chords of: Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord by: Boney M. (F#, F, C#, Bb6) 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.

About the chords of “Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord”

“Mary's Boy Child / Oh My Lord” by Boney M is in Db Major and runs at about 112 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 110 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, F, C#, Bb6.

F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Fm → Abmaj7 → Gm → Fm → F → Bb → 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F1:0227%
F#0:4721%
C0:198%
C#0:167%
Bb60:146%
Bb0:094%
F/C0:073%
C70:063%

Chord progression, in order

F – Gm – F – G – C – F – C – Fm – Abmaj7 – C#aug – Gm – Fm – Gm7b5 – F – Bb – F – C – F – Bb6 – C – C7/E – F – Bb6 – F/C – C – F – Bb – C7 – F – Dm – Gm – C – F – Cm – F – Bb6 – F/C – C7 – F – Bbmaj7 – Caug – F – Bb6 – F/C – C7 – F – Bb6 – C – …