Chords of: Oliwa by: Carol Nantongo. (B/A, E, A, Amaj7) 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.
“Oliwa” by Carol Nantongo is in E Major and runs at about 199 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 11 different chords across 125 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B/A, E, A, Amaj7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 48% of the 3:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Amaj7 → E → A → E → A → E → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 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 |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:32 | 48% |
| A | 0:38 | 20% |
| B | 0:31 | 16% |
| B7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Amaj7 | 0:06 | 3% |
| A6 | 0:05 | 3% |
| B6 | 0:03 | 2% |
| C#m7 | 0:03 | 1% |
E – Abm – B7 – A – E – Abm – A6 – Emaj7 – E – Amaj7 – E – B – A – E – B – A – E – B6 – A – E – B – A – E – B – A – E – B – A6 – E – B – A6 – B – E – B – Amaj7 – E – B – A – E – B – A – E – B6 – A – A6 – B – C#m7 – B – …
