Chords of: Village People - YMCA OFFICIAL Music Video 1978 by: Village People. (F#6, Ebm, F#, B) 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.
“Village People - YMCA OFFICIAL Music Video 1978” by Village People is in Eb Minor and runs at about 127 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 37 different chords across 128 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#6, Ebm, F#, B.
Ebm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 3:39 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#6 → F#6 → Ebm → B → F#maj7 → Ebm → B → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ebm | 0:33 | 15% |
| F# | 0:30 | 14% |
| B | 0:22 | 10% |
| F#6 | 0:20 | 9% |
| C# | 0:19 | 9% |
| C#7 | 0:13 | 6% |
| C#6 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Ab7 | 0:09 | 4% |
C#6 – Eb – C#6 – F#6 – Ebm – Dmaj7 – Bbm – B – C#/E# – Ebm7 – C#6 – B6 – Bb7 – F#maj7 – Ebm – Dmaj7 – Bb – B – C#/E# – Ebaug – C#6 – Abm – Bbm – C# – C#m7 – F#6 – F# – D – Ebm – F#6 – Eb/G – Abm – C# – E – F# – Dmaj7 – Ebm7 – Ab – Abm7 – C#7 – F# – Ebm – B – Faug – Eb – C#6 – B6 – Bbaug – …
