CHORD LIBRARY

Play along How You Samba, chord by chord.

Chords of: How You Samba by: Kris Kross Amsterdam, Sofía Reyes, Tinie Tempah. (Bm, A, F#m, Gmaj7) 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 “How You Samba”

“How You Samba” by Kris Kross Amsterdam, Sofía Reyes, Tinie Tempah is in B Minor and runs at about 124 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 94 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bm, A, F#m, Gmaj7.

Bm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 46% of the 2:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm → Gmaj7 → A → F#m → Bm → G → A → F#m. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in B Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bm1:0746%
A0:2215%
G0:139%
F#m0:129%
Em0:107%
Gmaj70:086%
Bmaj70:053%
F#m60:021%

Chord progression, in order

Bm – Em – F#m – Bm – G – A – Bm – Gmaj7 – A – D – F#m – Bm – G – A – F#m – Bm – Gmaj7 – A – F#m – Bm – G6 – Gmaj7 – A – Bm7 – Em – F#m7 – Bm – G – A – Bm – Em – F#m – Bm – G – A – Bm – Em – F#m – Bm – G – A – Bm – Em – F#m – Bm – G – A – Bm – …