Chords of: Waka Waka (Esto es África) by: Shakira. (F#m7, D, Bm7, Gmaj7) 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.
“Waka Waka (Esto es África)” by Shakira is in D Major and runs at about 127 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 93 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m7, D, Bm7, Gmaj7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 3:17 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Bm7 → A → Gmaj7 → F#m7 → Gmaj7 → D → F#m7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 0:44 | 23% |
| Bm7 | 0:29 | 15% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:27 | 14% |
| Bm | 0:23 | 12% |
| A | 0:17 | 9% |
| G | 0:14 | 7% |
| F#m7 | 0:07 | 4% |
| Em | 0:06 | 3% |
F – Fm – Bm7 – A – Gmaj7 – D – F#m7 – Gmaj7 – D – F#m7 – Em – Gmaj7 – D – A – D – Em – D6 – D – A – Bm7 – D – A – Bm – G – D – A – Bm – G – D – A – Bm7 – G – D – A – D/A – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – E7/G# – D/A – Bm – Gmaj7 – D – A – Bm7 – D – A – Bm – Gmaj7 – …
