Chords of: Flavour of Africa by: Flavour. (C, Am7, Fmaj7, G) 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.
“Flavour of Africa” by Flavour is in C Major and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 53 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Am7, Fmaj7, G.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 1:48 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Am7 → Bb → Fmaj7 → C → Am7 → Bb → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:25 | 23% |
| Am7 | 0:20 | 18% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:17 | 16% |
| G | 0:14 | 13% |
| F | 0:13 | 12% |
| Bb | 0:08 | 7% |
| Bb6 | 0:04 | 4% |
| F6 | 0:03 | 3% |
C – Am7 – Bb – Fmaj7 – C – Am7 – Bb – Fmaj7 – C – Am7 – Bb – F6 – Fmaj7 – G – C/D – F – Am7 – G – C – F – Fmaj7 – Dm – C – Am7 – F – Fmaj7 – C – Am7 – Bbm – C7/E – F6 – C – Am7 – Bb – Fmaj7 – C – Am7 – Fmaj7 – G – G6 – F – G – Fmaj7 – C – Am7 – Bb6 – F – C – …
