Chords of: Bao by: Cassim Mganga. (Cmaj7, G, G6, A) 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.
“Bao” by Cassim Mganga is in G Major and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 87 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cmaj7, G, G6, A.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:02 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abaug → Bm → A → G → Bm → A → G → G6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| G | 0:51 | 28% |
| G6 | 0:37 | 20% |
| A | 0:28 | 16% |
| Bm | 0:22 | 12% |
| Abaug | 0:11 | 6% |
| A7 | 0:10 | 6% |
| Em | 0:04 | 2% |
| G/B | 0:04 | 2% |
Abaug – A – Bb – B7 – Bm – A – F#m – G – Em – Bm – A – G – G6 – A7 – G6 – Bm7 – A6 – G – C#m – Bm – A – G – Em – G/B – A7 – Bm – G6 – Bm – A – G – G6 – Bm – A – F#m – G – C#m7b5/B – A – G6 – A/G – Em – A – G/B – A7 – G – C#m7b5/B – Bm – A7 – G6 – …
