CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Mona Lisa, chord by chord.

Chords of: Mona Lisa by: Lil Wayne. (C#m7b5/B, Em, G, D) 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 “Mona Lisa”

“Mona Lisa” by Lil Wayne is in D Major and runs at about 119 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 99 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m7b5/B, Em, G, D.

Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 36% of the 5:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Em6 → Em → G → Em → D → Em → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Em1:5636%
G0:5016%
D0:237%
D60:206%
G60:155%
Em70:134%
E0:124%
Gmaj70:093%

Chord progression, in order

E – Em – Em6 – Em – G – Em – D – Em – G – D6 – D7 – Em – Em7 – G – D – Em – G7 – D – Em – G – D – G/D – Em – E – G6 – Dm – D – Em – G – C/G – D6 – E – Em – G – D6 – Em – Em7 – C/E – G – D – Emaj7 – Em – G – C#6 – Em – G – D – E/D – …