CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Omalawo, chord by chord.

Chords of: Omalawo by: Lydia Jazmine. (F#, F#6, Ebm7, C#) 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 “Omalawo”

“Omalawo” by Lydia Jazmine is in Db Major and runs at about 196 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 143 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, F#6, Ebm7, C#.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → C#maj7 → F# → C#maj7 → F# → C#6 → F# → Ab6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#0:3921%
F#60:3418%
F#0:3217%
Ab0:3117%
Ebm70:127%
C#maj70:095%
C#60:095%
Ab60:063%

Chord progression, in order

C#maj7 – Ab – F# – C#maj7 – Ab – F# – C#maj7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – F# – C#maj7 – Ab – F# – C# – Ab – C#maj7 – F# – C# – Ab6 – F# – C#6 – C#maj7 – F# – C# – Ab6 – F#6 – C# – Ab7 – C# – F#6 – C#6 – F#6 – C# – Ab – F# – C# – Ab – F#6 – C# – Ab – Ebm7 – F#maj7 – C# – Ab – C#/G# – F#6 – C# – Ab – C# – …