CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Papa, chord by chord.

Chords of: Papa by: Johnny Drille. (C/D, C, C6, Fmaj7) 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 “Papa”

“Papa” by Johnny Drille is in C Major and runs at about 108 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 118 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C/D, C, C6, Fmaj7.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 38% of the 3:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Cm → C6 → C → F → C → Am → F6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C1:2838%
F0:219%
C60:209%
Fmaj70:188%
F60:136%
G0:136%
G60:135%
Am0:115%

Chord progression, in order

C – Cm – Fmaj7 – C – Am – Cm – F – C6 – C – Dm7b5/C – C – F6 – C – F – C – Bdim – Am – F6 – C – F – C – Dm7 – C – G – F – C6 – G – C6 – Em7 – F – Am7 – F – G6 – C – Fmaj7 – C – Dm7 – F – C – G6 – C/G – Gm – C – Am – Dm7 – F – C/E – Am – …