Chords of: Saabulula by: David Lutalo. (Bb, Gm7, Ebmaj7, Eb6) 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.
“Saabulula” by David Lutalo is in Bb Major and runs at about 192 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 189 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Gm7, Ebmaj7, Eb6.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 4:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Gm7 → Bb6 → Ebmaj7 → Bb → Eb → Bb → Ebmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A major shapes — the song stays in Bb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 1:26 | 35% |
| F | 0:54 | 22% |
| Eb | 0:31 | 12% |
| Gm7 | 0:22 | 9% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Gm | 0:11 | 5% |
| Cm7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| Eb6 | 0:07 | 3% |
Bb – Gm7 – Eb – F – Bb – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – F7 – Bb – F6 – Eb6 – F – Bb – F6 – Eb6 – Bb – Am – Bb – Gm7 – Eb – Gm – F – Bb – Eb – Cm – F – Bbmaj7 – Gm – Cm – F – Bb – Eb – F – Bb – Cm – F – Bb – Eb – F – Bb – Cm7 – F – Gm7 – Cm7 – F – Bb – Gm – Cm7 – …
