Chords of: Diddy Bop by: Jamaika. (A7, Gm7, Dm, Bb6) 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.
“Diddy Bop” by Jamaika is in D Minor and runs at about 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 96 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A7, Gm7, Dm, Bb6.
Gm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → Gm7 → Bb → A → G7 → Gm7 → Dm → Gm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 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 | 0:45 | 20% |
| Dm | 0:45 | 20% |
| Bb6 | 0:24 | 11% |
| Gm | 0:16 | 7% |
| A7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| A7/C# | 0:15 | 7% |
| Bb | 0:09 | 4% |
| G | 0:07 | 3% |
Dm – Gm7 – Gm – Bb – A – Dm – G7 – Dm7 – Gm7 – Bb – A – A7/C# – Fmaj7 – Dm – Gm – Gm7 – F6 – Em6 – Dm – Gm7 – Bb – A7/C# – G/D – Dm – G – F6 – Fmaj7 – A7 – Gm7b5/F – Dm – G/A – Dm – Am7 – Gm – Bb6 – A7/C# – Bbm6 – Dm – Gm7 – C/G – Bb6 – Dm – A7 – Fm – Dm – G – Bm7b5/A – Gm – …
