Chords of: Makanaka by: Baba Harare. (Amaj7, E, F#m7, B) 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.
“Makanaka” by Baba Harare is in E Major and runs at about 174 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 120 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Amaj7, E, F#m7, B.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:28 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → B → Emaj7 → B6 → F#m7 → Amaj7 → Emaj7 → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 0:40 | 19% |
| F#m7 | 0:35 | 17% |
| Amaj7 | 0:29 | 14% |
| B | 0:25 | 12% |
| Emaj7 | 0:22 | 10% |
| B6 | 0:10 | 5% |
| E6 | 0:08 | 4% |
| F#m | 0:08 | 4% |
E – B – F#m7 – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – B6 – F#m7 – Amaj7 – F# – Emaj7 – B – Amaj7 – E/F# – A – Emaj7 – B6 – F#m7 – Abm7 – A – Emaj7 – E – B – E – F#m7 – Amaj7 – A6 – E – Bmaj7 – E6 – F#m7 – E/F# – F#m – Amaj7 – F# – E – B – E/B – F#m7 – Amaj7 – F#m7b5/E – E – Bmaj7 – E6 – F#m7 – E/F# – F#m – Amaj7 – F# – …
