Chords of: Homely Girl by: UB40. (G, Dmaj7, D, D7) 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.
“Homely Girl” by UB40 is in D Major and runs at about 83 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 69 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Dmaj7, D, D7.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 41% of the 3:22 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Ebmaj7 → G → D7 → G → D → Dmaj7 → D7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 1:22 | 41% |
| D7 | 0:30 | 15% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:28 | 14% |
| D | 0:26 | 13% |
| Em | 0:06 | 3% |
| Gm | 0:03 | 2% |
| C | 0:03 | 1% |
| F | 0:03 | 1% |
G – F – G – F – G – F/C – G – Ebmaj7 – G – D7 – Bb/D – G – D – C/D – G/A – Dmaj7 – C/D – D7 – G – Gm – Dmaj7 – Am – G – Dmaj7 – D7 – Am – G – D – Em7b5/D – D7 – G – Gm – Dmaj7 – D7 – G – Em – D – Em – D – C – D6 – G – Bm – G – Am – A – G/A – C6 – …
