Chords of: My Friend by: John De Mathew. (C/D, G, C, Gmaj7) 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.
“My Friend” by John De Mathew is in C Major and runs at about 128 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 119 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C/D, G, C, Gmaj7.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 76% of the 4:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → C → G → C → G → C → G → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: beginner-friendly — only 3 chords, all of them common open shapes. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 3:19 | 76% |
| C | 0:23 | 9% |
| D | 0:15 | 6% |
| C/D | 0:05 | 2% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:04 | 2% |
| G7 | 0:03 | 1% |
| Am | 0:02 | 1% |
| D6 | 0:02 | 1% |
G – G6 – C – G – C – G – D6 – G – Caug – G – D – G – Cmaj7 – G – C – G – D – G – C – G – D – G – Cm – Em7 – G – Dmaj7 – G – C – G – C – G – D6 – G – C – G – D – G – D – G – C – G – C – G – C – G – D – G – C – …
