CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Ya Rabana, chord by chord.

Chords of: Ya Rabana by: Nawal El Kuwaitia. (Abmaj7, Cm7, C7, Ab6) 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 “Ya Rabana”

“Ya Rabana” by Nawal El Kuwaitia is in C Minor and runs at about 113 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 41 different chords across 153 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abmaj7, Cm7, C7, Ab6.

Abmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 4:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Cm7 → Bb → C → Cm7 → Bb → Abmaj7 → Cm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

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

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Abmaj70:4517%
Cm70:4417%
Ab60:177%
C70:177%
C0:156%
C#maj70:124%
Bbm0:114%
C#60:104%

Chord progression, in order

C – Cm7 – Fm7 – Bb – Abmaj7 – C – Cm7 – Eb6 – Fm7 – Bb – Abmaj7 – Cm7 – Bbm – Cm7 – C#maj7 – Fm7 – Eb/Bb – F/A – Ebdim – Abmaj7 – Eb/Bb – Ab6 – Abaug – F/C – Cm7 – C#dim – Caug – Bbm7 – F7/A – Ab6 – Bbm – C7 – Abmaj7 – C#6 – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – Eaug – Fm – Bbm – Amaj7 – Adim – Ab6 – Bbdim – C7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – C#maj7 – Cm7 – C – …