CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Boys & Girls [Clean], chord by chord.

Chords of: Boys & Girls [Clean] by: will.i.am. (Bm7, B, B7, Bm) 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 “Boys & Girls [Clean]”

“Boys & Girls [Clean]” by will.i.am is in B Major and runs at about 108 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 197 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm7, B, B7, Bm.

Gmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → B7 → Dm → B7 → Bm7 → Bm → Bm7 → Em7b5/D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Gmaj70:4519%
B0:3213%
F#70:209%
Bm70:187%
F#0:177%
B70:156%
A0:114%
F#m70:104%

Chord progression, in order

Gmaj7 – F# – B – A – Gmaj7 – F# – B – A – Gmaj7 – F#7 – B – A7 – Gmaj7 – F#7 – B7 – A – Gmaj7 – F#7 – B7 – A7 – D7 – G7 – F#7 – E7 – Dm – F#m7 – B7 – A – D6 – F#m7 – B7 – A – Gmaj7 – F#m7 – B7 – A – Gmaj7 – F#m7 – E7 – A – E7 – D6 – F#7 – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – F#7 – Bm – Dm – …