CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Papa Mel, chord by chord.

Chords of: Papa Mel by: Drenaz. (G7/B, E7, Em, E) 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 “Papa Mel”

“Papa Mel” by Drenaz is in E Minor and runs at about 139 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 67 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G7/B, E7, Em, E.

E7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 2:28 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb7/G → Cmaj7 → Am → Em → Bbmaj7 → A → Emaj7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E70:2416%
Em0:2215%
E0:1510%
Fmaj70:085%
Am70:075%
Am0:075%
Cmaj70:064%
Eb7/G0:064%

Chord progression, in order

F/G – C#m – Eb7/G – Cmaj7 – Am – Dm – Bm – Em – Bbmaj7 – A – Bbmaj7 – A – Dm – Emaj7 – A6 – Dm7b5/C – E – Dm6 – E – Fmaj7 – E7 – Fmaj7 – E – Fmaj7 – E – F#m7 – E7 – E/F# – E7 – Dm6 – Em – Fmaj7 – Em7 – Gmaj7 – E – Am7 – Bbmaj7 – A/B – Dm6 – B7 – Am – Bm7b5 – E7 – F – E7 – A7/C# – F7 – Bm7b5 – …