CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Wahala, chord by chord.

Chords of: Wahala by: Naira Marley. (Fm6, Am, C7/E, Gm) 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 “Wahala”

“Wahala” by Naira Marley is in G Minor and runs at about 114 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 52 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm6, Am, C7/E, Gm.

Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 3:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Gm → Bb6 → F → Gm → Am → D7 → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in G Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Am1:0032%
C7/E0:189%
Gm0:179%
Am60:158%
C60:137%
F0:126%
Amaj70:116%
Am70:116%

Chord progression, in order

F – Gm – Bb6 – C6 – F – Faug – F – Gm – Am – Dmaj7 – Adim – Am – D7 – Am – Bb – F# – Am – Cmaj7 – Am6 – C6 – Bm – Bb – Am7 – Adim – D6 – Am7 – Amaj7 – Am – Bmaj7 – A – Cmaj7 – Dm7 – C6 – Dm7 – C#m – C6 – Ebmaj7 – Am – G7 – Am – Gmaj7 – Amaj7 – Am – Em7b5 – Am – Am7b5 – Am – Amaj7 – …