Chords of: Mandinka by: Sinead O'Connor. (E, A, Emaj7, D) 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.
“Mandinka” by Sinead O'Connor is in D Major and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 90 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, A, Emaj7, D.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 37% of the 3:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Amaj7 → Emaj7 → A → Emaj7 → A6 → E → Amaj7 → C7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 1:21 | 37% |
| A | 1:16 | 34% |
| Emaj7 | 0:18 | 8% |
| D | 0:07 | 3% |
| Gm | 0:07 | 3% |
| A6 | 0:06 | 3% |
| C | 0:06 | 3% |
| Amaj7 | 0:05 | 2% |
Emaj7 – Amaj7 – Emaj7 – A – Emaj7 – A – Emaj7 – A – F#7/A# – Emaj7 – A – Emaj7 – A6 – B6 – E – Amaj7 – B7 – E – Amaj7 – C#7/E# – C7 – D – E – C – D – E – G – A – E – A – E – A – Emaj7 – A – E – A – E – B – A – Emaj7 – A – Bmaj7 – E – A – B – Emaj7 – A – Bmaj7 – …
