CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Marafiki, chord by chord.

Chords of: Marafiki by: Jay Melody. (C#, F#maj7, C#6, Ebm) 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 “Marafiki”

“Marafiki” by Jay Melody is in Eb Minor and runs at about 105 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 62 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, F#maj7, C#6, Ebm.

F#maj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 2:47 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → B → Abm → C#6 → F#maj7 → F# → Ebm → Bmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 12 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#maj70:3722%
C#60:2515%
Ebm0:1912%
Bmaj70:1710%
C#0:148%
Ebm70:127%
F#0:127%
B0:117%

Chord progression, in order

F# – F7 – B – Abm – C#7/E# – C#6 – F#maj7 – F# – C# – Ebm – Bmaj7 – F# – C#6 – F#maj7 – C# – Ebm7 – Bmaj7 – Ab7 – F# – C#6 – F#maj7 – C# – Ebm – Bbm – B – F# – C#maj7 – F#maj7 – Ebm7 – Bmaj7 – C#6 – Bmaj7 – C#6 – C# – F#maj7 – C# – Ebm – Ab – Ebm – B6 – F# – C#6 – F#maj7 – Ebm – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – F# – C#6 – …