CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Sawa, chord by chord.

Chords of: Sawa by: G NAKO. (E/F#, C#m, B, Emaj7) 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 “Sawa”

“Sawa” by G NAKO is in B Major and runs at about 169 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 50 different chords across 274 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E/F#, C#m, B, Emaj7.

C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 6:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → B → C#m → Abm → C#m → B → C#m → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#m1:2924%
B0:5114%
Emaj70:3710%
B60:246%
Abm70:226%
Abm7b5/Gb0:164%
C#m70:123%
F#maj70:113%

Chord progression, in order

B – Emaj7 – A – C#m – Bmaj7 – Abm – A – C#m7 – B – Emaj7 – C#m – C#m7 – B – F#m7 – C#m – B – F# – C#m – F#/G# – B – Abm7 – C#m – Abm – F# – Abm7 – C#m – Abm7 – F# – B – Abm7 – C#m – F#m – E/F# – Bbm7b5/Ab – B – Emaj7 – C#m – Abm7 – F#/G# – B – C#m7 – Abm7 – Emaj7 – C# – Gmaj7 – F#maj7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Baug – …