CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Mama, chord by chord.

Chords of: Mama by: Beatrice Mwaipaja. (Ab, Eb, Abmaj7, Eb7) 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”

“Mama” by Beatrice Mwaipaja is in Eb Major and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 247 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Eb, Abmaj7, Eb7.

Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 5:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → Bbm7 → Eb → Ab → Bbm → Eb → Abmaj7 → Ab6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Eb1:5133%
Ab1:0419%
Abmaj70:5115%
C#60:3711%
C#0:144%
Eb70:124%
C#maj70:113%
Bbm0:103%

Chord progression, in order

Ab – Eb – Bbm7 – Eb – Ab – Bbm – Eb – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bbm – Ab6 – Eb – Abmaj7 – C#6 – Eb – C#maj7 – Ab – C#maj7 – Eb – Bbm – Ab – C# – Eb – Bbm – Ab – C# – Eb – C# – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – Eb – C#6 – Ab – Bbm – Abmaj7 – Eb – Abmaj7 – C#6 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Eb – Eb7/G – Abmaj7 – C# – Eb – C#maj7 – Ab – C# – …