Chords of: Boy in The Wild by: Christy Moore. (D, G, Gmaj7, A) 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.
“Boy in The Wild” by Christy Moore is in D Major and runs at about 65 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 5 different chords across 31 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, G, Gmaj7, A.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 54% of the 2:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → G → D → Gmaj7 → D → G → D → G. 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 — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:30 | 54% |
| G | 0:42 | 25% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:21 | 13% |
| A | 0:11 | 6% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:02 | 1% |
D – G – Gmaj7 – D – Gmaj7 – D – G – D – G – Gmaj7 – G – D – A – G – A – G – Gmaj7 – D – A – G – D – G – D – Dmaj7 – D – G – Gmaj7 – D – Gmaj7 – G – D
