CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Yakobo, chord by chord.

Chords of: Yakobo by: Judith Babirye. (F, C, Bb, Bb6) 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 “Yakobo”

“Yakobo” by Judith Babirye is in F Major and runs at about 180 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 6 different chords across 104 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, C, Bb, Bb6.

F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 51% of the 6:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb → F → C → F → Bb → F → C → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F3:3151%
C1:4225%
Bb1:2019%
Bb60:174%
Bbmaj70:051%
Fmaj70:010%

Chord progression, in order

Fmaj7 – Bb – F – C – F – Bb – F – C – F – Bb6 – C – F – Bb6 – F – C – F – Bb – Bbmaj7 – C – F – Bb – F – C – F – Bb – Bbmaj7 – C – F – Bb – F – C – F – Bb6 – C – F – Bb6 – F – C – F – Bb – Bbmaj7 – C – F – Bb – F – C – F – Bb – …