CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Bob Marley, chord by chord.

Chords of: Bob Marley by: Dadju. (Fm, F#, Ab, F#6) 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.

About the chords of “Bob Marley”

“Bob Marley” by Dadju is in Db Major and runs at about 180 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 166 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm, F#, Ab, F#6.

Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:33 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#6 → Fm → F#maj7 → Bb7 → Ab → F#6 → Bbm7 → Fm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ab0:4421%
Fm0:3315%
F#0:2411%
Bbm0:199%
Bbm70:199%
F#maj70:157%
F#60:147%
Fm70:094%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm – F#6 – Ab – Fm – Bb – F#maj7 – Ab – Fm – Bb7 – F#maj7 – Ab – Fm – Bb7 – F#6 – Ab – Fm7 – Bbm7 – F# – Ab – Fm – Bbm7 – F#maj7 – Ab – Fm – Bb – C/Bb – F#maj7 – Ab – Fm – Bb – C7/E – C#6 – C – Ab – Fm – Bb – Eb/Bb – C#maj7 – Bbm – Ab – C#maj7 – Cm7b5/Bb – C#maj7 – F#6 – Ab – Fm – Bb – F#maj7 – …