Chords of: Boys by: Charli XCX. (Ebmaj7, D, Bm7, 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.
“Boys” by Charli XCX is in D Major and runs at about 139 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 91 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebmaj7, D, Bm7, Gmaj7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 39% of the 2:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm7b5 → G → D → Bm7b5 → G → D → Bm7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:04 | 39% |
| Bm7 | 0:30 | 18% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:14 | 8% |
| A6 | 0:13 | 8% |
| G | 0:07 | 4% |
| G6 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Dm | 0:04 | 3% |
| Bm7b5 | 0:04 | 3% |
F#7/A# – E – Bm7b5 – G – D – A6 – Bm7b5 – G – D – A6 – Bm7 – E/B – D – Bm7 – Em – D – Bm7 – Em – D – Bm7 – D – G – F#m7b5 – D – A6 – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – D – A6 – Bm7 – G – D – A6 – Bm7 – Em – Gmaj7 – D – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – D – D/A – Bm7 – D – G6 – D – F#m7b5 – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – …
