CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Papa, chord by chord.

Chords of: Papa by: Rap La Rue, Erda. (Am, Fmaj7, F, Cmaj7) 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 “Papa”

“Papa” by Rap La Rue, Erda is in F Major and runs at about 98 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 75 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am, Fmaj7, F, Cmaj7.

Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 3:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Am → Em → F → Am → A → F → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Am0:4825%
Fmaj70:4423%
F0:3016%
Cmaj70:158%
F60:105%
Em0:084%
C0:053%
G60:042%

Chord progression, in order

F – Am – Em – F – Am – A – F – Am – Em – Am – F – Bm7b5 – Am – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – F6 – Am – D/E – G6 – C6 – F6 – Fmaj7 – F6 – Am – D/E – G6 – F6 – Fdim – Dm – Am – Em7b5 – Bmaj7 – D – Fmaj7 – Am – C – Dm – Fmaj7 – Am – Em7 – Fmaj7 – Am – Fmaj7 – Am – Em – Am7 – G7 – F – …