CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Mama, chord by chord.

Chords of: Mama by: Anita Jaxson. (C#, F#, F#6, Abm7) 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 “Mama”

“Mama” by Anita Jaxson is in Db Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 9 different chords across 98 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, F#, F#6, Abm7.

F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 4:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → F# → C# → Abm7 → F# → B → C#6 → Abm7. 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 C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#0:5723%
F#60:5121%
C#0:4920%
Abm70:4619%
Bmaj70:146%
C#60:146%
B0:114%
Ebm0:031%

Chord progression, in order

B – F# – C# – Abm7 – F# – B – C#6 – Abm7 – F#6 – Bmaj7 – C# – Abm7 – F# – Bmaj7 – C# – Abm7 – F#6 – C# – Abm7 – F#6 – Bmaj7 – C# – Abm7 – F#6 – C# – Abm7 – F#6 – C# – Abm7 – F#6 – Bmaj7 – F#/G# – C# – Abm7 – F# – B – C# – Abm7 – F# – F#6 – C# – Abm7 – Ebm – F# – F#6 – C# – Abm7 – F# – …