Chords of: Africa by: Jah Master. (Cm, Eb, Bb6, Abmaj7) 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 Jah Master is in C Minor and runs at about 196 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 80 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Eb, Bb6, Abmaj7.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 2:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → Gm7 → Eb → Bbm → Cm7 → Abmaj7 → Eb → Bb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 0:39 | 23% |
| Bb6 | 0:32 | 19% |
| Cm | 0:31 | 18% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:27 | 16% |
| Bb | 0:13 | 8% |
| Ab6 | 0:09 | 5% |
| Cm7 | 0:05 | 3% |
| Bbm | 0:04 | 2% |
Ebmaj7 – C – Bbm – Gm7 – Eb – Bbm – Cm7 – Gm – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb6 – Cm – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb6 – Cm – Ab – Eb – C7/E – Bb – Cm – Ab6 – Eb – Bb6 – Cm – Ab6 – Bb – Eb – Bb6 – Cm – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb6 – Cm – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bb – Fm – Cm – Ab6 – Eb – Bb – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – F – Eb – Bb6 – …
