Chords of: Born in Africa by: Bebe Cool. (E/F#, Bmaj7, B, Ebmaj7) 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.
“Born in Africa” by Bebe Cool is in B Major and runs at about 86 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 46 different chords across 222 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E/F#, Bmaj7, B, Ebmaj7.
Bmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 6:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bmaj7 → B7 → B → Em → E/B → F# → G6 → Ebmaj7. 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 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bmaj7 | 1:09 | 18% |
| B | 1:08 | 17% |
| F# | 0:39 | 10% |
| E | 0:28 | 7% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:23 | 6% |
| E6 | 0:19 | 5% |
| Bb7/D | 0:18 | 5% |
| Eb7/G | 0:13 | 3% |
Bm7 – E – Bmaj7 – E – B7 – E – B7 – F#maj7 – B – E – B – F#maj7 – Bm – E – B – Em – Bm – F# – Em – F# – E/B – F# – Bmaj7 – E – B6 – F#maj7 – Bdim – E – B – F# – B7 – E7 – B – F# – Dmaj7 – G6 – Ebmaj7 – Eb7/G – Ebmaj7 – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – E7/G# – Ebmaj7 – E/D – Ebmaj7 – Abm6 – E7/G# – Ebmaj7 – …
