Chords of: HEY CHILD by: X Ambassadors. (Gmaj7, Dm7, Dm, F) 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.
“HEY CHILD” by X Ambassadors is in D Minor and runs at about 112 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 186 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gmaj7, Dm7, Dm, F.
Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 14% of the 3:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Dm → Dm7 → D → Dm7 → F → G7 → Dm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm | 0:29 | 14% |
| Dm7 | 0:28 | 13% |
| F | 0:22 | 11% |
| Bb | 0:22 | 11% |
| C | 0:17 | 8% |
| C6 | 0:11 | 5% |
| F6 | 0:07 | 3% |
| D7 | 0:07 | 3% |
D7 – C – F – Am7b5/G – D7 – C6 – F – G7 – D7 – C – F – Gm7b5 – Dm – C – G – F – Gm7 – C/G – D7 – C6 – F – Am7b5/G – Dm7 – C6 – F – Gm – Bb – Fmaj7 – Dm – F6 – Bb – C – Dm – Am7 – D/A – Bb – Fmaj7 – Dm – F6 – Bb – C – Dm – Bbmaj7 – C6 – Dm7 – Bb6 – F/C – D – …
