Chords of: Yote Mema by: Joel Lwaga. (Abm, Abm7, B, F#) 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.
“Yote Mema” by Joel Lwaga is in Ab Minor and runs at about 86 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 126 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm, Abm7, B, F#.
Abm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 5:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm7 → Bmaj7 → F# → Abm7 → E6 → B → F# → Abm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm7 | 0:53 | 17% |
| B | 0:51 | 17% |
| E | 0:38 | 13% |
| F# | 0:37 | 12% |
| E6 | 0:29 | 9% |
| F#6 | 0:29 | 9% |
| Abm | 0:25 | 8% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:22 | 7% |
Abm7 – Emaj7 – E6 – Bmaj7 – F# – F#6 – Abm7 – E6 – B – F# – Ebm7 – C#/G# – Abm7 – E6 – B – F#maj7 – Abm – Bmaj7 – F#6 – Abm – Bmaj7 – F#6 – Abm7 – E – Emaj7 – B – F#6 – Abm7 – E – B – F#6 – C#m7 – Abm7 – E – E6 – B – F# – Abm7 – E – E6 – B – F# – Abm7 – E – E6 – B – F# – Abm – …
