Chords of: JAPA by: Naira Marley. (F#7/A#, D6, Dmaj7, F#m7) 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.
“JAPA” by Naira Marley is in D Major and runs at about 109 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 123 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#7/A#, D6, Dmaj7, F#m7.
Dmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:32 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G/D → Ebm7b5/Db → G/D → Dmaj7 → D → Bm → C#7 → Bm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dmaj7 | 0:43 | 20% |
| D6 | 0:43 | 20% |
| F#m7 | 0:30 | 14% |
| Bm | 0:18 | 8% |
| Bm7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| C#m7 | 0:09 | 4% |
| F#m | 0:08 | 4% |
| D | 0:07 | 3% |
G/D – Ebm7b5/Db – G/D – Dmaj7 – D – Ddim – F#m – D – E6 – F#m – B – Bm – C#7 – B – Bm – E – F#7 – B/C# – D6 – C#m7 – D6 – F#m – D6 – F#m7 – Bm – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – F#m7 – Bm – F#m7 – Bm7 – F#m7 – D6 – F#m7 – E7 – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – C#maj7 – B – F#maj7 – C#m7 – Dmaj7 – B – Ebm7b5/Db – Bm – F#m7 – Bm – Abm7 – …
