About the chords of “Wairua”

“Wairua” by Maimoa is in Gb Minor and runs at about 105 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 117 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, C#, Ab, F#.

C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → Bbm → C# → C#maj7 → F# → Ab → C#maj7 → Bbm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Gb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

C#m – Bbm – Ab – C#m6 – Fm – F# – Bbm – C# – Eb – C#6 – C#maj7 – Eb7 – F#m – C#6 – C#maj7 – F# – Ab – C#maj7 – F# – C# – Ab – Bbm – F#6 – C# – F#maj7 – Ab – F# – C# – Ab – Bbm – F#maj7 – C# – F#maj7 – Ab – C# – Bbm7 – Ab – C# – Ab – Bbm7 – Ab – C# – F# – C#/G# – F# – C# – Eb7 – Ab – …

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