Chords of: La Papaya by: Chaki Bley, Ogbloopa. (A, Bmaj7, Ab, F#maj7) 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.
“La Papaya” by Chaki Bley, Ogbloopa is in A Major and runs at about 181 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 10 different chords across 16 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Bmaj7, Ab, F#maj7.
Bmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 60% of the 1:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → Ab → Bmaj7 → F#m7 → F#maj7 → Bmaj7 → Bm → Bmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bmaj7 | 1:10 | 60% |
| Ab | 0:17 | 14% |
| F#maj7 | 0:12 | 10% |
| Bm | 0:06 | 5% |
| D | 0:03 | 2% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:03 | 2% |
| A | 0:02 | 2% |
| F#m7 | 0:02 | 2% |
Cmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Abm – Cmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Ab – Bbmaj7 – Ab – Bmaj7 – F#m7 – F#maj7 – Bmaj7 – Bm – Bmaj7 – D – A
