CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Wahala, chord by chord.

Chords of: Wahala by: Naira Marley. (Am, Amaj7, Am6, C6) 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 A Minor and runs at about 114 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 39 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am, Amaj7, Am6, C6.

Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 43% of the 2:26 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am → D7 → Am → Amaj7 → Cmaj7 → Am6 → C6 → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Am1:0343%
Amaj70:2517%
Am60:1410%
C60:139%
Am70:096%
D70:064%
Cmaj70:053%
Ebmaj70:032%

Chord progression, in order

Am – Dmaj7 – Cm7 – Am – D7 – Am – Bb – Amaj7 – Cmaj7 – D7 – Am6 – C6 – Bb – Amaj7 – Adim – D6 – Am6 – Am7 – Amaj7 – Am – Bmaj7 – Amaj7 – Cmaj7 – Dm7 – C6 – Ebmaj7 – Am – G7 – Am – Gmaj7 – Amaj7 – Am – Em7b5 – Am6 – Am7 – Amaj7 – Am – Amaj7 – Am