CHORD LIBRARY

Play along MAMA, chord by chord.

Chords of: MAMA by: Kayumba. (Abmaj7, Bb, Eb, Eb6) 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 “MAMA”

“MAMA” by Kayumba is in Eb Major and runs at about 80 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 143 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abmaj7, Bb, Eb, Eb6.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb6 → Bb → Eb → Bb → Eb → Bb → Abmaj7 → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb0:4623%
Abmaj70:4422%
Eb0:3919%
Ab0:2311%
Ab60:189%
Eb60:126%
Bb60:094%
Ebmaj70:084%

Chord progression, in order

Eb – Ab6 – Abmaj7 – Bb – Abmaj7 – Eb6 – Ab – Bb – Ab – Eb – Abmaj7 – Bb – Ab – Eb – Ab – Bb – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Ab – Bb – Abmaj7 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Bb – Abmaj7 – Eb – Fm – Abmaj7 – Bb – Abmaj7 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Bb – Eb – Abdim – Abmaj7 – Eb – Ab6 – Bb – Abmaj7 – Eb – Abmaj7 – Abdim – Bb – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Ab6 – Bb – …