CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Maria Joana, chord by chord.

Chords of: Maria Joana by: Mariza, Nuno Ribeiro, Calema. (C#7, E, A, C#m) 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 “Maria Joana”

“Maria Joana” by Mariza, Nuno Ribeiro, Calema is in E Major and runs at about 92 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 35 different chords across 183 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#7, E, A, C#m.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 6:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → E6 → E → F#7/A# → C#m7 → B7/D# → A → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E1:2220%
A1:0015%
F#m0:4010%
C#m0:389%
C#m70:349%
B0:307%
E60:205%
Amaj70:133%

Chord progression, in order

B – E/D – F#7/A# – B – Emaj7 – C# – Emaj7 – C# – B – E6 – B – E – B – E – B – F#7/A# – B – A – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – E/D – Ebmaj7 – C#m7 – B7/D# – E/D – C#m – Abm – A – Em – B – Ebm7b5 – C# – Emaj7 – C# – Amaj7 – Ab7 – C#m – F#m – C#m7 – Ab – C#m – B – Amaj7 – B/A – A6 – C#m – B – A – …