Chords of: Hey Gumbaree by: Lou Monte. (D, A, Amaj7, 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.
“Hey Gumbaree” by Lou Monte is in D Major and runs at about 125 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 11 different chords across 46 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, A, Amaj7, A7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 37% of the 2:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A7 → D → A/E → D → Amaj7 → D → A → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:55 | 37% |
| A | 0:35 | 24% |
| Amaj7 | 0:30 | 20% |
| A7 | 0:13 | 9% |
| A/E | 0:07 | 5% |
| Ebdim | 0:02 | 1% |
| Adim | 0:02 | 1% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:01 | 1% |
A7 – D – A/E – Amaj7 – D – Ebdim – Amaj7 – Ebm7b5 – D – Adim – A – D – Adim – Amaj7 – D – Ebdim – A/E – D – Ebdim – A7 – Amaj7 – D – D6 – Adim – A – D – Adim – A – Ebmaj7 – D – Ebdim – A7 – D – Ebdim – A7 – A – Ebmaj7 – D – A – D – Ab/Eb – Amaj7 – A – A7 – Amaj7 – D
