Chords of: Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...) by: Lou Bega. (Eb6, Bb7, Bb/F, Bb) 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.
“Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)” by Lou Bega is in Bb Major and runs at about 174 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 91 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb6, Bb7, Bb/F, Bb.
Bb7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:31 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F7 → Eb7 → F7 → Eb7 → F → Eb6 → F7 → Eb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A major shapes — the song stays in Bb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb7 | 1:06 | 31% |
| Eb6 | 0:38 | 18% |
| Bb/F | 0:22 | 10% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| Bb | 0:15 | 7% |
| F7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| Eb7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| Fm | 0:05 | 2% |
F7 – Eb7 – F7 – Eb7 – F – Bb/F – Eb6 – F7 – Eb6 – Fm – F7 – Bb7 – Eb6 – Bbmaj7 – Ebaug – Eb/Bb – Fm6 – Eb6 – Bb7 – Eb7 – Bmaj7 – Bb/F – Ebmaj7 – Bb/F – Fm7 – Eb6 – Bb – Eb6 – Ebmaj7 – F – Bb7 – Eb6 – Bbm – Bb7 – Eb6 – C#/E# – Cm7b5/Bb – C#/E# – Bb7 – Fm7b5/Eb – Eb/Bb – Bbmaj7 – C#7/E# – Bbaug – B/D# – Ebmaj7 – Ebm7 – Bb7 – …
