The Boxer by Simon & Garfunkel

Key: F# · 185 BPM · 4/4

The progression

This song follows the I-IV-V progression in F# major. Detected with medium confidence: dominant loop covers 63% of song time; partial match (67%): I-IV-V (Classic resolving progression (1-4-5)); 100% of chord time maps to diatonic romans; rapid fifth-related alternation detected 25-40s.

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Chord chart

  • 0:00 B
  • 0:09 G#m
  • 0:11 F#
  • 0:16 B
  • 0:20 G#m
  • 0:21 F#
  • 0:22 E
  • 0:25 B
  • 0:26 F#
  • 0:30 B
  • 0:39 G#m
  • 0:41 F#
  • 0:46 B
  • 0:50 G#m
  • 0:51 F#
  • 0:53 E
  • 0:55 B
  • 0:56 F#
  • 0:59 B
  • 1:02 G#m
  • 1:05 F#
  • 1:07 G#m
  • 1:09 F#
  • 1:12 B
  • 1:21 G#m
  • 1:22 F#
  • 1:28 B
  • 1:32 G#m
  • 1:33 F#
  • 1:34 E
  • 1:37 B
  • 1:39 F#
  • 1:42 B
  • 1:48 G#m
  • 1:50 F#
  • 1:55 B
  • 1:59 G#m
  • 2:00 F#
  • 2:01 E
  • 2:04 B
  • 2:05 F#
  • 2:08 B
  • 2:10 G#m
  • 2:13 D#m
  • 2:15 G#m
  • 2:18 F#
  • 2:21 B
  • 2:30 G#m
  • 2:31 F#
  • 2:36 B
  • 2:39 D#m
  • 2:41 G#m
  • 2:44 F#
  • 2:47 B
  • 2:57 G#m
  • 2:58 F#
  • 3:03 B
  • 3:07 G#m
  • 3:08 F#
  • 3:09 E
  • 3:12 B
  • 3:13 F#
  • 3:16 B
  • 3:18 G#m
  • 3:22 D#m
  • 3:23 G#m
  • 3:26 F#
  • 3:28 G#m
  • 3:31 D#m
  • 3:34 G#m
  • 3:36 F#
  • 3:39 G#m
  • 3:41 D#m
  • 3:44 G#m
  • 3:46 F#
  • 3:49 G#m
  • 3:52 F#
  • 3:53 G#m
  • 3:57 F#
  • 3:59 G#m
  • 4:06 F#
  • 4:09 G#m
  • 4:17 F#
  • 4:19 G#m
  • 4:27 F#
  • 4:30 G#m
  • 4:37 F#
  • 4:40 B
  • 4:43 G#m
  • 4:45 F#
  • 4:50 B
  • 4:54 G#m
  • 4:55 F#
  • 4:56 E
  • 4:59 B
  • 5:00 F#
  • 5:02 B