Chords of: Single Mother by: Malkia Karen, Vanillah. (C7/E, Ab, Fm7, Eb6) 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.
“Single Mother” by Malkia Karen, Vanillah is in Ab Major and runs at about 170 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 144 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C7/E, Ab, Fm7, Eb6.
Fm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → C#maj7 → Abmaj7 → Fm7 → Abmaj7 → Ab6 → Eb6 → C#6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fm7 | 0:31 | 17% |
| Eb | 0:29 | 16% |
| Ab | 0:26 | 14% |
| C# | 0:21 | 11% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:19 | 10% |
| Eb6 | 0:16 | 8% |
| C#maj7 | 0:11 | 6% |
| Fm | 0:10 | 5% |
Fm – C7/E – C#maj7 – Ab – Eb7/G – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Fm7 – C# – Ab – Eb – Fm7 – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Eb/Bb – Ab6 – Eb6 – Fm7 – C# – Ab – Eb6 – Fm – C#6 – Ab – Eb – Fm7 – C#6 – Abmaj7 – Eb6 – Fm – C#6 – Ab – Eb – Fm – C# – Abmaj7 – Eb – C#maj7 – Ab – Eb6 – Fm7 – C# – Ab – Eb – Cm – Fm7 – Eb6 – …
