CHORD LIBRARY

Play along MAMA, chord by chord.

Chords of: MAMA by: Shane Walker. (Cm7, Ab6, Bbm7, Ab) 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 “MAMA”

“MAMA” by Shane Walker is in Ab Major and runs at about 102 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 129 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm7, Ab6, Bbm7, Ab.

Ab6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 3:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → Cm7 → Bbm7 → Fm → Cm7b5 → Bbm7 → Ab6 → Cm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ab61:0528%
Cm70:5725%
Bbm70:4721%
C#maj70:125%
Ab0:073%
Abmaj70:052%
Fm0:052%
Cm0:052%

Chord progression, in order

Ab – Cm7 – Fm – Cm7 – Bbm7 – Fm – Cm7b5 – Fm – Cm7b5 – Bbm7 – Ab6 – Cm7 – C#maj7 – Cm7 – Bbm7 – Eb/Bb – Ab – Bb7/D – Ab6 – C#6 – Abmaj7 – Bb7 – Eb – D – Ab6 – Cm7 – C#maj7 – Cm7 – Bbm7 – Ab6 – Cm7 – Ab6 – C#6 – Cm – Bbm6 – Ab6 – Cm7 – C#maj7 – Ab6 – Bbm7 – Ab6 – Cm7 – Ab6 – Bbm7 – Ab6 – Cm7 – C#maj7 – Ab/C – …