Chords of: Rivers Of Babylon by: Boney M. (Fmaj7, C, G7, 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.
“Rivers Of Babylon” by Boney M is in C Major and runs at about 116 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 52 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fmaj7, C, G7, G.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 68% of the 3:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Bdim → Dm → C → Dm → C → G6 → G7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 2:11 | 68% |
| G | 0:16 | 8% |
| G7 | 0:16 | 8% |
| Dm | 0:06 | 3% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:03 | 2% |
| G6 | 0:03 | 2% |
| Em7 | 0:02 | 1% |
C – Fmaj7 – Edim – Bdim – Dm – Em7 – C – Dm – Em7 – Ddim – C – Dm – C – G6 – G7 – C – Dm7 – G – C – Fmaj7 – C – G7 – C – F – C – G – C – G7 – Em – C – G – Cmaj7 – G – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Gmaj7 – C – G – C – G – C – G – C – Cm – Dmaj7 – C – Em7 – G7 – …
