CHORD LIBRARY

Play along COPACABANA, chord by chord.

Chords of: COPACABANA by: SIMBA LA RUE, FT Kings. (C#m7, Amaj7, F#m, Ab6) 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 “COPACABANA”

“COPACABANA” by SIMBA LA RUE, FT Kings is in Db Minor and runs at about 83 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 55 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m7, Amaj7, F#m, Ab6.

Amaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 36% of the 2:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F#m → C#m → F#m → C#m7 → F#m → Amaj7 → Ebm7b5 → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 3 main chords with 4 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
Amaj70:5036%
F#m0:3525%
C#m70:2115%
Ab60:043%
C#m0:043%
Ab0:032%
Cm0:032%
Ebm7b5/Db0:032%

Chord progression, in order

F#m – C#m – F#m – C#m7 – F#m – Abm – Amaj7 – Ebm7b5 – C# – Amaj7 – F#maj7 – A – C#7 – A – C#m7 – A – B6 – F#m – C#m7 – F#m – Amaj7 – Ab6 – Amaj7 – F#m – Abm – Abaug – C#m7 – Amaj7 – F#m – Amaj7 – F#m – Amaj7 – C#7 – A7 – F#m – Ebm7b5/Db – Amaj7 – Ebm7 – F#m – B6 – Amaj7 – Ab – B7 – F#m – Amaj7 – Ab – B7/D# – Cm – …