CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Kaolewa, chord by chord.

Chords of: Kaolewa by: Rostam. (C#6, F#maj7, F#, C#maj7) 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 “Kaolewa”

“Kaolewa” by Rostam is in Db Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 118 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#6, F#maj7, F#, C#maj7.

F# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 2:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → F#maj7 → Abm → F#maj7 → Bb7/D → F#maj7 → C#maj7 → F#7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
F#0:3017%
C#60:2011%
Bmaj70:2011%
Abm0:159%
F#maj70:159%
C#maj70:137%
C#0:084%
B60:063%

Chord progression, in order

F# – B – Abm – C#6 – F#maj7 – Bmaj7 – Abm – F#maj7 – Bmaj7 – Bb7/D – F#maj7 – C#m7b5/B – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – F#7 – B7 – Abmaj7 – F#m7 – F#maj7 – B6 – Ab7 – C# – F# – Abm – C#6 – F# – B – Ab – C# – F# – B – Abm – C#7 – F# – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – C#6 – F# – Bmaj7 – C# – C#6 – F# – Abm – C# – F# – C#7 – F#maj7 – Abm – …