Chords of: Africa by: Gya. (Bm7, E7, Em, Em7) 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.
“Africa” by Gya is in E Minor and runs at about 112 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 12 different chords across 30 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm7, E7, Em, Em7.
E7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 37% of the 2:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → Em → Em7 → E7 → Em → Em7 → Em → E7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E7 | 0:53 | 37% |
| Em | 0:44 | 31% |
| Em7 | 0:31 | 22% |
| Am | 0:04 | 3% |
| Bm7 | 0:02 | 2% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:02 | 2% |
| Bm | 0:02 | 1% |
| D6 | 0:01 | 1% |
Am – D6 – Em – Am7 – Em7 – E7 – Gmaj7 – Em – Gmaj7 – Em – Bm7 – Em – Am – Em – Bm – Em7 – Bm – Em – E7 – Em – D/E – Em – Amaj7 – Em – A – Em – Bm – Em7 – E7 – Bm7
