Chords of: African Queen by: 2Baba. (Bbmaj7, Bb, Ebmaj7, Gm) 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.
“African Queen” by 2Baba is in G Minor and runs at about 156 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 192 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bbmaj7, Bb, Ebmaj7, Gm.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 4:38 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → Gm7b5 → E → Am → E → A → Bb → Eb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in G Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 1:04 | 23% |
| Gm | 0:57 | 20% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:45 | 16% |
| F | 0:39 | 14% |
| Eb6 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Eb | 0:11 | 4% |
| E | 0:10 | 3% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:06 | 2% |
Gmaj7 – Gm7b5 – E – Am – E – A – Bb – G7 – Gm – Eb6 – F – Bb – Gm – Ebmaj7 – F – Bb – Gm – Cm – Eb – Bb/F – Fmaj7 – Bb – Gm – Ebmaj7 – F – Bb7 – Gm – Bbmaj7 – Eb – Bbm – F – Bb – Gm – Eb – Ebmaj7 – F – Bb – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – F – Bb – Gm – Eb – Eb6 – F – Bb – Gm – Ebmaj7 – …
