Chords of: Shea Butter Baby by: Ari Lennox, J. Cole. (Em, C, Cmaj7, C6) 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.
“Shea Butter Baby” by Ari Lennox, J. Cole is in C Major and runs at about 154 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 55 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, C, Cmaj7, C6.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 43% of the 3:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Em → C → Em → C → C6 → Em → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 1:30 | 43% |
| C | 0:57 | 27% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:25 | 12% |
| C6 | 0:08 | 4% |
| C7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| E7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Am | 0:03 | 1% |
| Emaj7 | 0:02 | 1% |
C – Em – Bm7 – C – G/D – Em – Em7 – C – C6 – Em – C – Em – C6 – Cmaj7 – Em – C – Em – C – Em – C – Em6 – Em – Cmaj7 – Em – Ebm7 – Cmaj7 – Am7 – Em – F6 – C6 – Cmaj7 – Em – E – C7 – Am – Cmaj7 – Em – C – Em – Emaj7 – A7 – Cdim – C – Cdim – G6 – Em – G/B – Cmaj7 – …
