Chords of: Born In Africa (Live) by: Bebe Cool. (B6, B, Bmaj7, E6) 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 (Live)” by Bebe Cool is in B Major and runs at about 167 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 296 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B6, B, Bmaj7, E6.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 8:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E6 → B → B6 → B → E6 → B → E6 → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 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 |
|---|---|---|
| B | 2:24 | 29% |
| F# | 1:05 | 13% |
| Bmaj7 | 1:02 | 13% |
| E6 | 0:44 | 9% |
| B6 | 0:43 | 9% |
| E | 0:39 | 8% |
| Abm7 | 0:21 | 4% |
| F#maj7 | 0:17 | 4% |
B – E – B – F# – B – E6 – B – F# – B6 – E6 – B – F# – B – E6 – B – F# – B – E6 – B – F# – B – E – Bmaj7 – F# – B – E – Bmaj7 – F# – B – Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – F# – B – Eaug – Bmaj7 – F#maj7 – B – C#m – B – F# – B – C#m – Bmaj7 – F# – B – E6 – B – F# – …
