CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song), chord by chord.

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.

About the chords of “Played-A-Live (The Bongo Song)”

“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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Emaj70:5027%
E0:4323%
Ebm70:1910%
G70:1910%
F#0:158%
Aaug0:158%
E70:148%
F#70:063%

Chord progression, in order

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