CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Rastafari, chord by chord.

Chords of: Rastafari by: Alexander Marcus. (Fm, Bb, Ab, 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.

About the chords of “Rastafari”

“Rastafari” by Alexander Marcus is in F Minor and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 128 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm, Bb, Ab, F.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 34% of the 3:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Bb → F → Bb → F → Bb → F → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb1:0434%
F0:3318%
Ab0:2111%
Ab60:095%
Fm0:084%
Bb60:084%
F70:074%
Gm0:063%

Chord progression, in order

F – Bb – F – Bb – F – Bb – F – Bb – F – Cm – F7 – Bb – F – Cm – F7 – Bb – F – Cm – F7 – Bb – F – Cm – Bb – F – Cm – F7 – Bb – F – Cm – Bb – F7 – Bb6 – Fmaj7 – Bb7 – F7 – Bmaj7 – Bb6 – F7 – Bb – F – Cm – Bbmaj7 – F – Bb – F – Bb – F – Bb – …