Chords of: M.I.A by: Khea, Omar Varela. (A, F#m7, E, F#m) 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.
“M.I.A” by Khea, Omar Varela is in E Major and runs at about 135 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 128 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, F#m7, E, F#m.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 18% of the 3:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → C# → F#m7 → A → E → F#m7 → C#7 → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 0:37 | 18% |
| F#m | 0:34 | 16% |
| F#m7 | 0:23 | 11% |
| E | 0:15 | 7% |
| E6 | 0:12 | 6% |
| D | 0:12 | 5% |
| D6 | 0:11 | 5% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:10 | 5% |
D – C# – F#m7 – A – D6 – E – F#m7 – C#7 – A – C#m7 – A – F#m7 – Amaj7 – A – E/D – C#7 – F#m7 – B7 – Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – F#m – Bm7 – Dmaj7 – E – F#m – A – Bm – A – E – F#m – A – F#m – E6 – F#m – Amaj7 – B/A – C#m – F#m – E – F#m7 – B/A – A – D6 – C#7 – A – Dmaj7 – Abm7b5 – F#m – …
