Chords of: Proud African by: Alien Skin Official. (Eb, Ebmaj7, Eb6, Fm) 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.
“Proud African” by Alien Skin Official is in Eb Major and runs at about 170 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 141 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Ebmaj7, Eb6, Fm.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 43% of the 3:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Eb6 → Eb → Ebmaj7 → Eb → Ebmaj7 → Bb6 → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 1:20 | 43% |
| Eb6 | 0:16 | 9% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:16 | 9% |
| Bb | 0:13 | 7% |
| Ab | 0:10 | 5% |
| Ab6 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| Bb6 | 0:06 | 3% |
Gdim – Ebm6 – Eb – Ebmaj7 – Eb – Gm7b5 – F/G – Eb – Ab – F – Eb – Bb – Eb – Ab6 – Eb – Bb – Eb6 – Ab – F – Eb – Bbmaj7 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb6 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Eb6 – Ab/Eb – Bb6 – Eb – Ab – Ebmaj7 – Bb6 – Eb – Ab – Eb – Bb6 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Eb6 – Bb – F – Eb – Ab6 – Eb – …
