CHORD LIBRARY

Play along The Boy Who Played the Harp, chord by chord.

Chords of: The Boy Who Played the Harp by: Dave. (Fm6, Gm7, Dm, A7) 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.

About the chords of “The Boy Who Played the Harp”

“The Boy Who Played the Harp” by Dave is in D Minor and runs at about 173 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 115 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm6, Gm7, Dm, A7.

Gm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 4:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm7 → Dm → Gm7 → Dm → Gm7 → Dm → Bb → A7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Gm71:2328%
Dm0:5318%
A70:2910%
Bb0:279%
Dm70:269%
G60:155%
Gm0:114%
Em7b5/D0:093%

Chord progression, in order

Gm – Gm7 – Dm – Gm7 – Dm – Gm – Gm7 – Dm – Bb – A7 – Gm6 – Gm7 – Cm7 – Dm – Gm7 – Dm7 – Dmaj7 – Gm7 – Em7b5/D – Dm7 – C/D – Dmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – A7 – Gm6 – Gm7b5 – C/D – Dm7 – Gm7 – Dm – Gm7 – E/D – Dm7 – Bb – A7 – Gm6 – Gm7 – D7 – Gm – Dm7 – Em7b5/D – Gm7 – D7 – Dm – Bbmaj7 – A7 – Gm6 – Gm7 – …