CHORD LIBRARY

Play along SAMBA, chord by chord.

Chords of: SAMBA by: Mikolas Josef. (Bb7, Bbm, Bb, Ab) 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 “SAMBA”

“SAMBA” by Mikolas Josef is in Ab Major and runs at about 140 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 87 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb7, Bbm, Bb, Ab.

Bbm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 2:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm → Fm → Ab → Eb → Bbm → Ab → Bbm → Fm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 11 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bbm0:2820%
Ab0:1712%
Eb0:1612%
Bb0:1511%
Fm0:1410%
Abmaj70:107%
Ab60:096%
Eb60:086%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm – Fm – Ab – Eb – Bbm – Fm6 – Ab – Eb – Bbm – Fm7 – Gm7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Bbm – Fm – Gm7 – Ab – Eb – Bbm – F – Abmaj7 – Eb6 – Bbm – Cm7 – Ab – Eb – Bb7 – Fm7 – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb7 – Ab6 – Eb – Bbm – Fm – Ab – Ebm – Bbm – Ab6 – Bb – Bbm – F – Abmaj7 – Bb7 – Eb6 – Bbm – Fm – Abmaj7 – …