Chords of: Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song) by: Safri Duo. (G7, Emaj7, E, Ebm7) 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.
“Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)” by Safri Duo is in E Major and runs at about 138 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 9 different chords across 45 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G7, Emaj7, E, Ebm7.
Emaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G7 → E7 → Emaj7 → F#7 → Ebm7 → Emaj7 → E → Ebm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Emaj7 | 0:50 | 27% |
| E | 0:43 | 23% |
| Ebm7 | 0:19 | 10% |
| G7 | 0:19 | 10% |
| F# | 0:15 | 8% |
| Aaug | 0:15 | 8% |
| E7 | 0:14 | 8% |
| F#7 | 0:06 | 3% |
G7 – E7 – Emaj7 – E – F#7 – Ebm7 – Emaj7 – E – F#7 – Ebm7 – Emaj7 – E – F#7 – Ebm7 – Emaj7 – F#7 – Ebm7 – Emaj7 – F# – Ebm7 – E – F# – Ebm7 – E – F# – Ebm7 – Emaj7 – F# – Ebm – E – Aaug – E – F# – Ebm7 – Emaj7 – F# – Ebm7 – Emaj7 – F# – Ebm7 – Emaj7 – F# – Ebm7 – Emaj7 – G7
