CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Dear Mama, chord by chord.

Chords of: Dear Mama by: 2Pac. (Abm7b5/Gb, Ebm7, Bmaj7, Bbm7) 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 “Dear Mama”

“Dear Mama” by 2Pac is in Eb Minor and runs at about 84 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 214 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm7b5/Gb, Ebm7, Bmaj7, Bbm7.

Bbm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 4:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → Ebm7 → Bmaj7 → Bbm7 → Ebm7 → Bmaj7 → Ebm7b5 → B6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bbm70:5520%
Ebm70:4717%
Bmaj70:4416%
Abm70:259%
Abm0:166%
B0:104%
Ebm7b50:103%
B60:093%

Chord progression, in order

C# – Ebm7 – Ab/Bb – Bb7 – Cm7 – Daug – Bmaj7 – Ebm7 – B – Bb – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – Eb7 – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Abm – Eb – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – Ebm7b5 – Bbm7 – F#6 – B6 – Abm – Ebm7 – F#/A# – B6 – Baug – Abm7 – Ebm7 – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Ebm7b5 – Bbm7 – B – Abm – Ebm7b5 – Bbm7 – F# – B6 – Abm6 – Eb7 – Bbm7 – Bmaj7 – B7 – Abm – …