CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Wonder Why, chord by chord.

Chords of: Wonder Why by: Aurea, The Black Mamba. (Bb6, A, E, B/D#) 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 “Wonder Why”

“Wonder Why” by Aurea, The Black Mamba is in E Major and runs at about 68 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 55 different chords across 147 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb6, A, E, B/D#.

A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 12% of the 4:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m7b5/B → E → Ab7 → C#m7 → A → E6 → C#m7 → Bm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
A0:2912%
E0:218%
E/G#0:146%
F#m70:125%
B/D#0:125%
Bm70:114%
F0:104%
Bb0:094%

Chord progression, in order

F#m7 – E/G# – A – Bbdim – C#m7b5/B – D – Eb7 – E – Ab7 – D7 – C#m7 – Bm7 – A – Em7b5/D – Eb – E6 – Abm7 – Abmaj7 – F#/G# – Abaug – C/D – C#m7 – Bm7 – A6 – E/G# – F#7 – F#m7 – E/G# – A – E/G# – C#m6 – F#m7 – E/G# – Amaj7 – E/B – A/C# – E – B/D# – C#m – C#m7b5/B – A – Dmaj7 – Eb – E – A – E – B/D# – Emaj7 – …