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About Mary, Did You Know? chords
Guitar chords, tabs and chord shapes for Pentatonix — Mary, Did You Know? are on this page. The track is in Bm, 105 BPM, 3:23 long, released on the album Bilinmeyen.
Chords used: Bm, G, A, D, F#, Em, F#m
The song's original key is Bm. If it does not suit your voice, move the chords a semitone up or down with the transpose buttons and take them from Bm to any key you like; the shapes are redrawn for the new key.
The song uses 7 different chords and counts as advanced on guitar; 3 of them need a barre (Bm, F#, F#m). To avoid barres, put a capo on fret 2 and play these shapes: Am, F, G, C, E, Dm, Em — the song still sounds in its original key (Bm).
Mary, Did You Know? ukulele chords
Ukulele shapes (G-C-E-A, fret string): Am 2000 · F 2010 · G 0232 · C 0003 · E 1402 · Dm 2210 · Em 0402. On ukulele, play these shapes with a capo on fret 2; the song still sounds in its original key (Bm). All first-position, no barre. Use the tuning selector on the page to switch the fretboard to ukulele. Easy songs to play on ukulele.
Repeated patterns: Bm (17 bars), F#m (6 bars), Bm A – G – Bm – A (5 bars), G – Em – Bm F# – F# Bm (4 bars), G (3 bars). Most frequent changes: Bm → G (7×), G → Bm (7×), F# → Bm (7×), Bm → A (7×), G → A (6×).
The track runs 3:23. Entries: drums 0:59, bass 0:59.
In the tabs: Guitar: frets 2–14, 92 notes per minute; Bass: frets 1–18, 96 notes per minute; Drums: 134 hits per minute (hi-hat 127, snare 126, kick 124).
Lyric mode: Practise Mary, Did You Know? in lyric mode with the original recording: the lyrics move word by word in sync with the chords above them. If the key does not fit your voice, transpose it and loop any section.
Pentatonix chords · Bilinmeyen album
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Chord map of Mary, Did You Know?
Where each progression sits in the recording. Times are from the track; use them to jump to a part and loop it.
| Time | Chords | Length |
|---|---|---|
| Bm · G · A · D · F# | 15 bars | |
| A · G · Bm · D · Em · F# | 16 bars | |
| G · Bm · D · A · F# · F#m · Em | 19 bars | |
| G · A · Bm · D · F# · F#m · Em | 36 bars |
How to play Mary, Did You Know? by Pentatonix
Start with the chords. Mary, Did You Know? uses 7 different chords; Bm is held longest — about 43% of the song — so it is the one to make comfortable first. 3 of them need a barre (Bm, F#, F#m); with a capo on fret 2 they become Am, F, G, C, E, Dm. If barres are new to you, read the barre guide or the capo guide.
Then the changes. The change that repeats most is Bm → G (7 times), followed by G → Bm (7 times). Drill that pair on its own before the song: the chords change roughly every 2.6 seconds (23 changes per minute), so each change needs to be ready in about a beat. See faster chord changes.
Strumming. At 105 BPM this is a medium song; a good starting pattern is D . D U . U D U (classic pop). Play along with the song and land your downstrokes on the kick drum. More in strumming patterns.
Practise with the page. Turn on lyric mode and loop the chorus; play the loop at a slower tempo until it is clean, then at full speed. The song is in Bm; if it sits wrong for your voice, use the transpose buttons — see transposing.
How to play the chords in Mary, Did You Know?
Finger numbers: 1 index, 2 middle, 3 ring, 4 pinky. Strings are named from the thickest (low E) to the thinnest (high E).
- Bm: index finger flat across the A string through the high E string at the 2nd fret; ring finger on the 4th fret of the D string; pinky on the 4th fret of the G string; middle finger on the 3rd fret of the B string; strum from the A string down.
- G: middle finger on the 3rd fret of the low E string; index finger on the 2nd fret of the A string; ring finger on the 3rd fret of the high E string; let the D, G, B strings ring open; strum all six strings.
- A: index finger on the 2nd fret of the D string; middle finger on the 2nd fret of the G string; ring finger on the 2nd fret of the B string; let the A, high E strings ring open; strum from the A string down.
- D: index finger on the 2nd fret of the G string; ring finger on the 3rd fret of the B string; middle finger on the 2nd fret of the high E string; let the D string ring open; strum from the D string down.
- F#: index finger flat across all six strings at the 2nd fret; ring finger on the 4th fret of the A string; pinky on the 4th fret of the D string; middle finger on the 3rd fret of the G string; strum all six strings.
- Em: index finger on the 2nd fret of the A string; middle finger on the 2nd fret of the D string; let the low E, G, B, high E strings ring open; strum all six strings.
- F#m: index finger flat across all six strings at the 2nd fret; middle finger on the 4th fret of the A string; ring finger on the 4th fret of the D string; strum all six strings.
Easier substitutes
- Instead of Bm, try Bm7: no barre: index finger on the 2nd fret of the A string, middle finger on the 2nd fret of the D string, the rest open.
- Instead of F#m, try F#m7: keeps the same bass note with fewer fingers.
Swap one chord at a time and play along; if it still sounds right with the band, keep it.
Where this page's content comes from
Source: the audio on this page is played through the YouTube player from youtube.com/watch?v=v003OzeBMWo. Chords, tabs, drum notation and the timing of the lyrics were derived from that recording by automated analysis and reviewed by hand. The recording and the video belong to their publisher and rights holders; nothing is hosted or downloadable here. Lyrics are shown for learning and sing-along only. Rights holders can request removal from the contact page.