CHORD LIBRARY

Play along What a Boytjie, chord by chord.

Chords of: What a Boytjie by: Refentse. (Gmaj7, G, D, Cmaj7) 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 “What a Boytjie”

“What a Boytjie” by Refentse is in G Major and runs at about 112 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 153 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gmaj7, G, D, Cmaj7.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:27 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → Cmaj7 → G → D → G → D → C → G/D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G1:0029%
D0:3718%
Cmaj70:2512%
C0:2211%
Gmaj70:189%
G60:073%
C70:052%
Dmaj70:052%

Chord progression, in order

C – G – D – C – G – C – G – D – G – C7 – G – D – G/A – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – D – G – Cmaj7 – G – D – G/A – C7 – G – D7 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – G7 – Dmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Bm7b5/A – C7 – Bbm – G – Cmaj7 – Am – D – G – Cmaj7 – C6 – D – G – C – G – D – …