CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Hey Lil Mamá, chord by chord.

Chords of: Hey Lil Mamá by: Eladio Carrion, Rauw Alejandro. (Ab, C#m, Ab7, Abm7) 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 “Hey Lil Mamá”

“Hey Lil Mamá” by Eladio Carrion, Rauw Alejandro is in Ab Major and runs at about 71 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 149 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, C#m, Ab7, Abm7.

C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → Ab → C#m → Ab → C#m → Ab7 → C#m → F#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 13 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#m0:3818%
Ab70:3014%
F#m70:2110%
Abm70:178%
F#70:157%
Ab0:147%
Emaj70:146%
C#m70:104%

Chord progression, in order

Ab – E – C#m – F#m7 – Ab – E – C#m – F#m7 – Ab – Ab7 – C#m – Amaj7 – F#m7 – Ab7 – C#m – F#m7 – Ab7 – F#7 – C#m – F#m – Ab7 – E – Ab7 – E – F# – Bbm7b5/Ab – Amaj7 – Ab7 – F#/C# – E – F#7 – Abm7 – C#m – F#7 – Abm7 – Ab – E – F# – C#m7 – F#7 – Abm7 – Emaj7 – F#7 – Abm7 – E/G# – Ab/Eb – C#m – F#6 – …