CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Papaoutai (Afro Soul), chord by chord.

Chords of: Papaoutai (Afro Soul) by: mikeeysmind, Chill77, Unjaps. (Abm, C#m, Abm7, E) 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 “Papaoutai (Afro Soul)”

“Papaoutai (Afro Soul)” by mikeeysmind, Chill77, Unjaps is in E Major and runs at about 101 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 204 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm, C#m, Abm7, E.

Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 4:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Abm7 → C#m7 → C#7 → C#m6 → C#m7 → F#6 → Emaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 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
Abm0:5219%
C#m0:4416%
E0:3513%
F#0:3312%
Abm70:218%
C#m70:156%
C#m60:155%
Emaj70:145%

Chord progression, in order

E – C#m – F# – Abm7 – E – F# – Abm – E – C#m – F#6 – Abm7 – E – F#maj7 – Abm7 – C#m7 – F#6 – C#7 – C#m6 – F#m6 – C#/G# – C#m7 – F#6 – Abm – Emaj7 – Ebm – Abm – Edim – C#m – F# – Abm – Bbm7b5/Ab – C#m – F# – Abm – Edim – C#m – F# – Abm – Emaj7 – C#m6 – F#6 – Abm – Emaj7 – C#m – F# – Abm – Emaj7 – C#m – …