CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Lambada, chord by chord.

Chords of: Lambada by: Kaoma. (Dm, Gm, F, C) 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 “Lambada”

“Lambada” by Kaoma is in C Major and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 103 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Dm, Gm, F, C.

Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → F → Dm → F → Gm → C → Dm → Gm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Dm0:5527%
Gm0:4522%
F0:4020%
C0:2412%
Dm70:158%
C60:074%
Bbmaj70:063%
Bb0:052%

Chord progression, in order

Dm – Bb – C6 – F – Dm – Bb – C6 – F – Gm – C – Dm – Gm – Bb – C – Dm – Bbmaj7 – C – G – F – Dm – Bbmaj7 – C – F – Gm – Bb – C – D – Dm – Gm – Dm – C – Dm – Bbmaj7 – C6 – F – Dm – Bbmaj7 – C6 – F – Gm – Dm7 – C – Dm – Gm – Dm – C – F/C – G/D – …