Chords of: Joy to the World by: Pentatonix. (Bbm7, D, B, C#) 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.
“Joy to the World” by Pentatonix is in D Major and runs at about 188 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 41 different chords across 99 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbm7, D, B, C#.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → C# → C#maj7 → Bbm7 → C# → Ab7 → C# → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 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 |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 0:35 | 18% |
| D | 0:32 | 17% |
| B | 0:26 | 14% |
| Ab | 0:21 | 11% |
| C#maj7 | 0:10 | 6% |
| Bbm7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Ab7 | 0:04 | 2% |
Ab – C# – Ebm – C# – F#6 – C# – Ab – C#maj7 – F# – Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – C# – Ab7 – F7/A – Bbm7 – Fm – F#6 – C# – Abmaj7 – C# – F#/C# – C# – D – G6 – D – Gmaj7 – A – Bm7 – Am7 – D – Amaj7 – F#/E – A7 – F#7/A# – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – D – E7/G# – D – G – Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – D – Gmaj7 – Amaj7 – D – G – A – …
