Chords of: Story Za Bongo by: Ibraah. (Em, B7, Cmaj7/B, B) 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.
“Story Za Bongo” by Ibraah is in E Minor and runs at about 188 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 74 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, B7, Cmaj7/B, B.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 2:37 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C# → D# → G# → C# → D#7 → B7 → C → B7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 10 main chords with 13 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 0:30 | 19% |
| B7 | 0:27 | 17% |
| Cmaj7/B | 0:17 | 11% |
| B | 0:15 | 10% |
| Bm7 | 0:12 | 8% |
| Em/B | 0:12 | 7% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:09 | 6% |
| E | 0:09 | 6% |
C# – D# – G# – C# – D#7 – C# – B7 – C – B7 – B – Cmaj7/E – E – Cmaj7/B – B – Cmaj7/B – Em – Cmaj7 – B – Em – Cmaj7/B – E – Cmaj7 – Em – Cmaj7 – B – Em – Cmaj7 – Em – B7 – E – B – Em – Cmaj7 – Em – Cmaj7/B – Em/B – Cmaj7/B – Bm7 – Cmaj7/B – E/B – B – Em/B – B – E – Cmaj7/B – E/B – Cmaj7/B – E – …
