Chords of: When a Child Is Born by: Johnny Mathis. (Ab6, Eb, Bb, Gm7) 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.
“When a Child Is Born” by Johnny Mathis is in Eb Major and runs at about 122 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 138 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab6, Eb, Bb, Gm7.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 4:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Abmaj7 → Gm7 → Bbmaj7 → Eb7 → Eb → Ab/Eb → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 1:18 | 32% |
| Bb | 0:46 | 18% |
| Ab | 0:19 | 8% |
| Bb7 | 0:19 | 8% |
| Ab/Eb | 0:14 | 6% |
| Gm7 | 0:12 | 5% |
| Cm7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| Eb/G | 0:07 | 3% |
F#maj7 – A – Eb6 – Ab – Eb – F/Eb – Ab – Eb/G – F#maj7 – Bbmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – E/G# – Gm7 – C6 – Bb/C – Cm7 – Bbmaj7 – G7/B – Fm6 – Eb7 – Ab/Eb – Eb – Ab/Eb – Eb – Bbm7b5 – Eb – Ab – Eb – Ab – Abdim – Eb/G – Bb – Ab – Bb7 – Gm7 – Cm7 – Bb – Fm7 – Bb7 – Eb – Ab – Eb – Bb6 – Bb7 – Eb – Ab/Eb – …
