CHORD LIBRARY

Play along M.I.A., chord by chord.

Chords of: M.I.A. by: Baloosh. (Bm7b5, Fmaj7, G, F6) 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 “M.I.A.”

“M.I.A.” by Baloosh is in C Major and runs at about 143 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 94 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm7b5, Fmaj7, G, F6.

Fmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 2:33 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C6 → G → Fmaj7 → Am → G → Fmaj7 → G → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Fmaj70:4731%
G0:3623%
F60:1913%
D0:107%
Am0:106%
Am70:085%
Gmaj70:032%
A0:032%

Chord progression, in order

C6 – Fmaj7 – Am – D – G – Fmaj7 – Am – D – G – Cmaj7 – D – Fmaj7 – Dm – Am – G – Fmaj7 – F6 – G – Fmaj7 – Dm – Fmaj7 – A7 – G – Fmaj7 – A – G – Fmaj7 – Am7 – G – Fmaj7 – Am7 – G – Fmaj7 – Am – D – G – Fmaj7 – Am – D – G – Cmaj7 – D – Fmaj7 – F6 – Gmaj7 – Fmaj7 – D7 – G – …