CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Boom Shaka, chord by chord.

Chords of: Boom Shaka by: KR$NA, Dhanda Nyoliwala. (Eb, Bb, Bb7, Bbmaj7) 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 “Boom Shaka”

“Boom Shaka” by KR$NA, Dhanda Nyoliwala is in Eb Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 83 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Bb, Bb7, Bbmaj7.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm → Ebm → Bbm → Ebm6 → Bbmaj7 → Abmaj7 → Bbmaj7 → Abm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 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
Bb0:4923%
Bb70:3215%
Bbmaj70:2411%
Ebm0:209%
Eb60:209%
Bbm0:147%
Abmaj70:073%
Bb/Ab0:073%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm – Cm7b5/Bb – Ebm – Bbm – Ebm6 – Fm7b5/Eb – Ebm – Ab6 – Bbmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Abm7 – Bbmaj7 – Eb – Ab7 – Bbmaj7 – Ebm – Bbmaj7 – Bb7 – Bbm – B/D# – Ebm – Bb7 – Adim – Ebm – Bb – Ebm – Bbmaj7 – Eb6 – Ab7 – Bb – Eb6 – Abm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bbm – Ebm – Bb – Eb – Bb/Ab – C7/E – Bb – Bb/Ab – Bb – Bb/Ab – Bb – Eb6 – Ab7 – Eb6 – …