CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Babongote, chord by chord.

Chords of: Babongote by: David Lutalo. (C#, Ab, F#6, F#) 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 “Babongote”

“Babongote” by David Lutalo is in Db Major and runs at about 103 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 133 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, Ab, F#6, F#.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 48% of the 3:55 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → F# → C# → Ab → C# → Ab → C# → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 4 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
C#1:5248%
Ab0:5925%
F#0:2210%
F#60:136%
F#maj70:094%
Ebm0:073%
Bbm70:031%
C#60:021%

Chord progression, in order

C# – F# – Abm7 – C# – Ab – C# – F# – Ebm – C# – Ab – C# – Bbm7 – F# – Ebm – C# – Ab – C# – F#maj7 – F#6 – C# – Ab – C# – Ab – F# – Ebm – C# – Ab – C# – Ab – F# – Ebm – C# – Ab – Fm – C# – Ab – F# – Ebm – C# – Ab – F#6 – C# – F# – C# – Ab – C# – F#6 – C# – …