Chords of: Mary's Little Boy Child by: Jim Reeves. (E, A, B7, B) 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.
“Mary's Little Boy Child” by Jim Reeves is in E Major and runs at about 109 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 10 different chords across 98 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, A, B7, B.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 49% of the 2:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → A → B7 → E → A → B7 → E → Emaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:27 | 49% |
| A | 0:41 | 23% |
| B7 | 0:28 | 16% |
| B | 0:11 | 6% |
| C#m | 0:06 | 4% |
| Amaj7 | 0:02 | 1% |
| Emaj7 | 0:02 | 1% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:01 | 1% |
E – A – B7 – E – F#/G# – E – A – Bbm7b5 – B7 – E – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – B7 – E – C#m – A – B7 – E – A – E – B – E – A – B7 – E – C#m – A – B7 – E – A – E – B – E – A – B – E – A – E – B7 – E – A – B7 – E – A – E – B – E – A – …
