CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Tom Mboya, chord by chord.

Chords of: Tom Mboya by: Octopizzo. (Ebm7, Emaj7, Bmaj7, C#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.

About the chords of “Tom Mboya”

“Tom Mboya” by Octopizzo is in Db Minor and runs at about 93 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 40 different chords across 121 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebm7, Emaj7, Bmaj7, C#m7.

Ebm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 3:39 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Ebmaj7 → G6 → Gaug → Emaj7 → Ebm7 → Emaj7 → Ebm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ebm70:3817%
Emaj70:3717%
Bmaj70:2612%
C#m70:2411%
Gaug0:105%
E60:084%
Bbm7b5/Ab0:073%
Em0:063%

Chord progression, in order

Abmaj7 – Em – Ebmaj7 – G6 – Gaug – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – Em7 – B – Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – Bbm7b5/Ab – Ebmaj7 – E7/G# – Eb – Emaj7 – G/B – Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – C#maj7 – E7/G# – C#/G# – Ebmaj7 – E/G# – Ebmaj7 – Bm7b5 – Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – C#m7 – Ebm7 – Emaj7 – Bmaj7 – C#m7 – Ebm7 – Emaj7 – Ebm7 – C#m7 – C#m7b5 – Ebm7 – Emaj7 – Ebm – C#m7 – Ebm7 – Edim – E/B – Edim – …