Chords of: Rivers of Babylon (Live) by: Boney M. (C, G, G7, Dm) 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 (Live)” by Boney M is in C Major and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 75 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, G, G7, Dm.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 59% of the 3:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → Am7b5/G → Am7 → Dm → C6 → C → Dm → 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 — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 2:21 | 59% |
| G | 0:25 | 11% |
| G7 | 0:24 | 10% |
| Dm | 0:11 | 5% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| Am7 | 0:05 | 2% |
| Cm6 | 0:04 | 1% |
| F | 0:03 | 1% |
D7 – Am – Am7b5/G – Ddim – Am7 – Bbmaj7 – A7/C# – Dm – Em7 – Dm7 – C6 – Dm7 – C – Fmaj7 – Dm – C – Dm – C – G7 – C – Dm7 – G – C – Em7 – F – C – G7 – C – F – C – G – C – Am7 – G7 – C – G – Cmaj7 – Bb/F – G – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Gmaj7 – C – G – C – G – C – G – …
