Chords of: Matan Arewa by: Ali Jita. (Eb, Bbm7, Bbm, Eb7) 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.
“Matan Arewa” by Ali Jita is in Eb Major and runs at about 113 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 236 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Bbm7, Bbm, Eb7.
Bbm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 4:34 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm7 → Bbm → Bbm7 → Bbm → Bbm7 → Bbm → Eb7 → Bbm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bbm | 1:21 | 30% |
| Bbm7 | 1:16 | 28% |
| Eb7 | 0:52 | 19% |
| Eb | 0:20 | 7% |
| Ebm7 | 0:10 | 3% |
| Ab/Eb | 0:07 | 2% |
| Fm7 | 0:06 | 2% |
| Fm7b5/Eb | 0:05 | 2% |
Bbm7 – Eb – Bbm7 – Eb – Bbm7 – Eb – Bbm – Eb – Ab/Bb – Eb/Bb – Bb7 – Ebmaj7 – C#/D# – Bbm – Eb7 – Bbm7 – Eb – Bbm – Eb7 – Bbm7 – Eb7 – Bbm – Eb7 – Ab/Eb – Bbm7 – Eb – Bbm – Eb7 – Ab – Bbm – Eb7 – Bbm7 – Eb7 – Bbm – Eb7 – Bbm – Eb – Bbm7 – Eb – Bbm – Eb7 – Bbm7 – Eb – Bbm – Eb7 – Fm7 – Bbm7 – Eb7 – …
