Chords of: What Was I Made For? by: Bongo Cat. (A, E, Amaj7, G#m) 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.
“What Was I Made For?” by Bongo Cat is in E Major and runs at about 156 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 9 different chords across 41 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, E, Amaj7, G#m.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 1:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → A → E → Amaj7 → E → G#m7 → A → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:33 | 33% |
| E | 0:31 | 30% |
| Amaj7 | 0:15 | 14% |
| G#m | 0:07 | 7% |
| C#m | 0:05 | 5% |
| G#m7 | 0:04 | 4% |
| F#m7 | 0:03 | 3% |
| B | 0:03 | 2% |
E – G#m – A – E – G#m – Amaj7 – E – G#m7 – A – E – A – E – G#m7 – A – E – G#m – Amaj7 – E – A – E – Amaj7 – C#m – G#m – Amaj7 – C#m – G#m – A – E/Ab – F#m7 – B – E – A – E – A – E – A – E – Amaj7 – C#m – G#m7 – A
