CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Papa Wemba, chord by chord.

Chords of: Papa Wemba by: Khaligraph Jones, UB, V6, KenRazy, Zakah, Gaza, Agano, chiwawa. (C, C6, Cmaj7, D6) 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 Wemba”

“Papa Wemba” by Khaligraph Jones, UB, V6, KenRazy, Zakah, Gaza, Agano, chiwawa is in C Major and runs at about 169 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 52 different chords across 238 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, C6, Cmaj7, D6.

C6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 7:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C6 → C → D → C6 → D6 → Gm7b5 → G7/B → C6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 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
C61:5525%
Cmaj71:0815%
D60:296%
G60:276%
Em0:245%
C0:245%
D0:184%
E0:112%

Chord progression, in order

Em – D – C – C6 – D – Em – D – C – D – G6 – C – G6 – D – C6 – Gmaj7 – Am – G – D – Bm7b5/A – C6 – D6 – Gm7b5 – G7/B – E – D – C6 – Bm7 – G6 – C6 – Gmaj7 – Em – D – C6 – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Em – G/A – C6 – C – D6 – Cmaj7 – Em7b5/D – C/E – Dm6 – C – Dm – C6 – D7 – …