CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Naolewa, chord by chord.

Chords of: Naolewa by: Ruby. (E6, E, D6, D) 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 “Naolewa”

“Naolewa” by Ruby is in D Major and runs at about 106 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 114 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E6, E, D6, D.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:28 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → A6 → E → D6 → E6 → D6 → E → E/B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E0:5828%
D60:3919%
D0:3115%
E60:189%
Bm0:115%
B60:105%
Dmaj70:094%
A60:063%

Chord progression, in order

F#7/A# – E – A6 – E – F#m7 – D6 – E6 – D6 – E – D/A – D6 – E/B – F#m – D6 – E – D – D6 – E/B – Dmaj7 – E – F#m – C#m – D – F#m – B6 – Dmaj7 – E – B6 – Dmaj7 – B6 – Dmaj7 – B6 – D6 – E – D – E6 – Amaj7 – Bm – E6 – Bm – Amaj7 – D6 – E – D6 – E – Dmaj7 – E/D – D6 – …