CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Mama Watoto, chord by chord.

Chords of: Mama Watoto by: Bahati, DK Kwenye Beat. (Ab, C#, F#, Bbm) 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 “Mama Watoto”

“Mama Watoto” by Bahati, DK Kwenye Beat is in Bb Minor and runs at about 177 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 112 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, C#, F#, Bbm.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 2:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → C# → Bbm → C# → F#maj7 → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Bb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#0:4530%
F#maj70:2215%
Bbm0:2214%
Ab0:1510%
Ab60:117%
F#0:096%
Bbm70:085%
Bbm60:043%

Chord progression, in order

F# – C# – Bbm – Ab6 – F#maj7 – C# – Bbm – Ab – F#maj7 – C# – F#/A# – Ab7 – Fm7 – F#maj7 – C#maj7 – Bbm7 – Abmaj7 – F# – Bbm7 – Ab – F#maj7 – C# – Bbm – Ab – F# – C# – Bbm – F#/A# – Ab6 – C# – C#6 – F#/G# – Ab6 – F#maj7 – C# – Bbm – Ab – C#/D# – F#maj7 – C# – Bbm – Ab – Ebm7 – C# – Bbm – Ab6 – C# – Bbm – …