Chords of: Mombasa Nairobi by: Baba Harare. (E, Amaj7, A6, D6) 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 C Major and runs at about 179 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 184 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, Amaj7, A6, D6.
Amaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 38% of the 5:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Amaj7 → E → Amaj7 → A → A6 → Amaj7 → D → E6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Amaj7 | 1:58 | 38% |
| A | 0:47 | 15% |
| E | 0:37 | 12% |
| D | 0:28 | 9% |
| A6 | 0:19 | 6% |
| E6 | 0:12 | 4% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:11 | 4% |
| D6 | 0:10 | 3% |
Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – D – Amaj7 – E – D – 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 – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – A – Dmaj7 – Amaj7 – E7 – A6 – B/A – D – A – E6 – D – A – E – A – Dmaj7 – …
