CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Papa ist in Hollywood, chord by chord.

Chords of: Papa ist in Hollywood by: Bonez MC. (Bb, C#, F#maj7, F#6) 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 “Papa ist in Hollywood”

“Papa ist in Hollywood” by Bonez MC is in Db Major and runs at about 182 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 109 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, C#, F#maj7, F#6.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 2:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebm → F# → Ab → F#6 → C# → F#maj7 → C#maj7 → Bbm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#0:2618%
Ab0:2215%
F#maj70:2013%
Bbm0:1611%
Bbm70:138%
C#maj70:117%
F#0:107%
F#60:107%

Chord progression, in order

Ebm – F# – Ab – F#6 – Bbm7 – Fm – Bbm7 – C# – Ab – Ebm – F# – Bbm – C# – Ab – F#maj7 – C#maj7 – Ab – F#maj7 – Bbm7 – C#maj7 – Ab – F#maj7 – Bbm7 – C# – Ab – F# – Bbm7 – C# – Abmaj7 – F#maj7 – Bbm – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – Bbm – C#maj7 – Ab7 – Bbm7 – C# – Ab – F#6 – Bbm – C# – Abmaj7 – Cm7b5 – Bbm – C# – Ab – F# – …