Chords of: Mombasa Nairobi by: Baba Harare. (A, Amaj7, A6, E6) 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.
“Mombasa Nairobi” by Baba Harare is in A Major and runs at about 180 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 189 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Amaj7, A6, E6.
Amaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 38% of the 5:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Amaj7 → A6 → Amaj7 → D → E6 → A6 → F#m → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amaj7 | 1:58 | 38% |
| A | 0:45 | 15% |
| E | 0:34 | 11% |
| D | 0:27 | 9% |
| A6 | 0:18 | 6% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:16 | 5% |
| E6 | 0:14 | 5% |
| D6 | 0:10 | 3% |
Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – D – Amaj7 – E – Amaj7 – E – Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – B/A – Amaj7 – A – D – A – C#m – E – F#m7 – D – A – C#m – E – Amaj7 – D – A – E – A – D – A – E – A6 – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – E7 – A6 – B/A – D – A – E6 – D – A – E – A – Dmaj7 – A6 – E – …
