Chords of: Boyfriend by: Mabel. (Em7, Bm, Gmaj7, G6) 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.
“Boyfriend” by Mabel is in B Minor and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 153 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7, Bm, Gmaj7, G6.
Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:44 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#7 → G6 → Gmaj7 → B → D → G6 → D6 → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in B Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bm | 0:56 | 25% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:52 | 23% |
| D6 | 0:27 | 12% |
| G6 | 0:27 | 12% |
| D | 0:18 | 8% |
| Em | 0:11 | 5% |
| Em7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| B | 0:07 | 3% |
F#7 – B – D – G6 – Bm – D6 – G6 – B – Dm – Gmaj7 – B – D – Gmaj7 – E7 – Bm – D – Gmaj7 – Am – Em – B – D – G6 – D6 – G – Em7 – Bm – D – Gmaj7 – Em – Bm7 – G6 – Bm – Gmaj7 – Bm – D6 – Gmaj7 – Em – Bm – D6 – Gmaj7 – Bm – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Em7 – Bm – D – Gmaj7 – B – …
