CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Dokola, chord by chord.

Chords of: Dokola by: Sima. (Ebm7b5, C#m, Amaj7, F#m6) 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 “Dokola”

“Dokola” by Sima is in Db Minor and runs at about 114 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 120 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebm7b5, C#m, Amaj7, F#m6.

C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 2:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → Amaj7 → C#m → Abm → Ebm7b5 → A → C#m → B6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 11 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#m0:3117%
Amaj70:2313%
F#m60:1710%
B60:127%
F#60:105%
Abm70:085%
Ebm7b50:074%
Bmaj70:074%

Chord progression, in order

C#m – F#m – C#m7 – Abm – Amaj7 – F#m7 – E/F# – F#6 – C#m – Abm – Ebm7b5 – A – C#m – A/C# – B6 – Amaj7 – F#m6 – C#m – A/C# – B6 – Amaj7 – Abm – F#m – C#m7 – Ebm7b5 – Amaj7 – F#m6 – C#m – B6 – F#m6 – Amaj7 – Ab – C#m – B6 – E/B – Bmaj7 – Amaj7 – Am7b5/G – E/F# – F#6 – C#m – B6 – E – B6 – Amaj7 – Ebm7b5/Db – Abm7 – C#m7 – …