Chords of: Oh Boy - 1957. by: Buddy Holly. (A, Emaj7, E, Amaj7) 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.
“Oh Boy - 1957.” by Buddy Holly is in E Major and runs at about 97 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 9 different chords across 36 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Emaj7, E, Amaj7.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 66% of the 2:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → Amaj7 → A → E → A → Emaj7 → Amaj7 → Emaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:22 | 66% |
| E | 0:13 | 11% |
| Emaj7 | 0:13 | 11% |
| Amaj7 | 0:07 | 6% |
| D | 0:03 | 2% |
| A/E | 0:03 | 2% |
| D6 | 0:01 | 1% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:01 | 1% |
A – E – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – A – E – A – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – A – D – A – Emaj7 – Dmaj7 – A – E – A – D – A/E – E – D6 – A – E – A – E – A – E – A – Edim – Emaj7 – A – E – A – Emaj7 – A
