Chords of: Born To Hand Jive by: Sha Na Na. (A7, A, Am7, 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.
“Born To Hand Jive” by Sha Na Na is in C Major and runs at about 133 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A7, A, Am7, C.
A7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 4:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → A7 → D → A7 → A → A7 → D7 → A7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A7 | 0:45 | 17% |
| A | 0:38 | 14% |
| Am7 | 0:33 | 12% |
| C | 0:22 | 8% |
| E | 0:18 | 7% |
| D7 | 0:18 | 7% |
| E7 | 0:17 | 6% |
| D | 0:14 | 5% |
E – A – A7 – G – Ab – A7 – C – C# – D – D7 – A7 – C6 – Emaj7 – Am7b5/G – A – G – Ab – A – Am – A7 – Am6 – C# – D – D7 – A7 – C6 – G6 – Emaj7 – D7 – A – Am – A6 – A7 – Am7 – D7 – Am7 – A7 – Emaj7 – D – A – A7 – Am7 – A7 – E7 – D7 – Am7 – A – D7 – …
