CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Akayimba, chord by chord.

Chords of: Akayimba by: Dre Cali. (Ebmaj7, F, Bb6, 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.

About the chords of “Akayimba”

“Akayimba” by Dre Cali is in C Minor and runs at about 99 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 151 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebmaj7, F, Bb6, Eb6.

F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:14 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → Eb → F/G → Bb6 → Gm7 → Bb → F → Eb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F0:3518%
Bb60:3518%
Bb0:2010%
Eb60:189%
Cm0:137%
Eb0:137%
Ebmaj70:126%
Gm0:126%

Chord progression, in order

Eb/F – F6 – Bb – F – Cm – Gm7 – F7 – Bb – Eb – Gm – F7 – Bb – Eb – G7 – F – Gm – Bb – Ebmaj7 – F/G – Bb6 – F/Eb – Gm7 – Bb – Eb – F – Bb6 – Eb6 – F – Gm – Bb – F – F7 – Eb – Bb6 – F – Ebmaj7 – F/G – Eb/F – Bb6 – Ab6 – Ebmaj7 – F/G – Dm7b5 – Gm – Eb6 – F – Gm – Eb – …