Chords of: The Boy Who Played the Harp by: Dave. (G6, 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.
“The Boy Who Played the Harp” by Dave is in D Minor and runs at about 103 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 102 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G6, Gm7, Dm, A7.
Gm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 4:38 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Gm7 | 1:20 | 29% |
| Dm | 1:03 | 23% |
| A7 | 0:30 | 11% |
| Dm7 | 0:29 | 10% |
| Bb | 0:27 | 10% |
| Gm | 0:14 | 5% |
| Em7b5/D | 0:09 | 3% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:03 | 1% |
Gm – Gm7 – Dm – Gm7 – Dm – Gm – Gm7 – Dm – Bb – A7 – Gm6 – Gm7 – Eb6 – Dm – Gm7 – Dm7 – Gm7 – Em7b5/D – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – A7 – Gm6 – Gm7b5 – Dm7 – Gm7 – Dm – Gm7 – E/D – Dm7 – Bb – A7 – Gm6 – Gm7 – D7 – Gm – Dm – Em7b5/D – Gm7 – Dm – Bbmaj7 – A7 – Gm7 – Em7b5/D – Dm7 – Gm7 – Dm – Gm7 – Dm – …
