Chords of: Born In Africa by: Philly Bongoley Lutaaya. (F, C, G, Fmaj7) 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.
“Born In Africa” by Philly Bongoley Lutaaya is in C Major and runs at about 78 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 229 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, C, G, Fmaj7.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 46% of the 6:05 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F7 → C → G → C → F7 → Cmaj7 → G → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 2:50 | 46% |
| G | 1:27 | 24% |
| F | 0:33 | 9% |
| Dm | 0:23 | 6% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:18 | 5% |
| F6 | 0:11 | 3% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:06 | 2% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:05 | 1% |
Ebdim – Ebmaj7 – F#maj7 – C – F7 – C – G – C – F7 – Cmaj7 – G – C – F6 – C – G – C – F6 – C – G – C – Fmaj7 – C – G – C – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – G – C – Dm – C – Gmaj7 – C – Dm – C – G – C – Bb/F – F – C – G – C – Dm – F – C – G – C – F – G – …
