Chords of: Mama Africa by: Bracket. (F#, E, Ebm7, 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.
“Mama Africa” by Bracket is in E Major and runs at about 127 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 77 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, E, Ebm7, E6.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → F#7 → E → C#6 → Ebm7 → E → Ebm7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:07 | 33% |
| Ebm7 | 0:38 | 19% |
| F# | 0:24 | 12% |
| E6 | 0:13 | 7% |
| Bbm7b5/Ab | 0:08 | 4% |
| Emaj7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| Abm7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| Ebm | 0:05 | 2% |
E – F#7 – F#/G# – Abm7 – E – C#6 – Abm7 – Ebm7 – E – Ebm7 – E – F# – E6 – C#6 – B – Gm7b5/F – E – Bbm7b5/Ab – Emaj7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – F#maj7 – E – Bbm – E6 – F# – Bbm7b5/Ab – E – Ebm7 – E – Ebm7 – E – Ebm7 – E – Ebm7 – Abm – E – F# – E – C#m – Abm – F# – Abm7 – Ebm – C#7/E# – Bbm – E – Ebm – E6 – …
