CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Boys Don't Cry, chord by chord.

Chords of: Boys Don't Cry by: Mikolas Josef. (Eb, Abmaj7, Bb6, Fm7) 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.

About the chords of “Boys Don't Cry”

“Boys Don't Cry” by Mikolas Josef is in Eb Major and runs at about 173 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 117 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Abmaj7, Bb6, Fm7.

Abmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 2:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm7 → Eb → Bb6 → Eb → Abmaj7 → Ebmaj7 → Abmaj7 → Bb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Abmaj70:4431%
Eb0:3827%
Bb60:129%
Cm70:118%
Cm0:075%
Ab60:054%
Eb/Bb0:053%
Bb0:043%

Chord progression, in order

Fm7 – Bb6 – Eb – Ab6 – Eb/Bb – C – Bb6 – Eb – Ab6 – Eb/Bb – Fm7 – Bb6 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – Bb6 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Dm – Eb – Abmaj7 – Eb/Bb – Cm – Dm – Eb – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – Ebmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – Cm7 – Dm – Eb – Abmaj7 – Bb6 – Eb – Ab6 – Eb/Bb – Fmaj7 – Bb7 – Eb – Ab6 – Eb/Bb – Cm7 – Bb6 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – …