CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Papa Ngwasuma, chord by chord.

Chords of: Papa Ngwasuma by: Koffi Olomidé. (A, A6, Bm7, E7) 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 Ngwasuma”

“Papa Ngwasuma” by Koffi Olomidé is in A Major and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 303 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, A6, Bm7, E7.

A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 7:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebmaj7 → E7 → Bm7 → E7 → Bm7 → Em7 → D6 → Bm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
A1:1617%
A61:0414%
Bm70:5312%
E0:5011%
D0:378%
D60:317%
E70:215%
Dmaj70:204%

Chord progression, in order

Ebmaj7 – D – E – F#m – Bm – C#m – D – E7 – A6 – Bm7 – E7 – A – Bm7 – A – Em7 – A – D – E – Dmaj7 – Ab7 – A6 – D6 – E – D6 – A – Bm7 – E – D6 – E – Bm – A – D6 – E – D6 – A – D – Emaj7 – D6 – A6 – Dmaj7 – E – Bm7 – A/B – Dmaj7 – E – Bm7 – E – D6 – …