Chords of: Akanaka by: Baba Harare. (A, D6, E, A6) 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.
“Akanaka” by Baba Harare is in A Major and runs at about 179 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 225 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, D6, E, A6.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 5:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m7 → Bm7 → A → F#m7 → A6 → A/B → Emaj7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:21 | 27% |
| E | 0:54 | 18% |
| A6 | 0:27 | 9% |
| Amaj7 | 0:27 | 9% |
| D | 0:20 | 7% |
| D6 | 0:19 | 6% |
| Bm7 | 0:17 | 5% |
| E7 | 0:12 | 4% |
F#m7 – Dmaj7 – A – E – F#m7 – D – A – E – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – A – E – F#m7 – D – A – E – Amaj7 – Bm7 – Amaj7 – E – A – Bm7 – Amaj7 – E – Amaj7 – Bm7 – Amaj7 – E – A – D – A – E – A – D – A – E – F#m7 – Dmaj7 – A – E – A6 – D – A/B – Emaj7 – A – Bm7 – A – E – …
