CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Bakoowu, chord by chord.

Chords of: Bakoowu by: Sir. Mathias Walukuga. (G, Cmaj7, C, C6) 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 “Bakoowu”

“Bakoowu” by Sir. Mathias Walukuga is in C Major and runs at about 180 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 11 different chords across 182 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Cmaj7, C, C6.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 50% of the 5:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Cmaj7 → G → Cmaj7 → G → Cmaj7 → G → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G2:3550%
D1:1324%
Cmaj70:5317%
C0:186%
C60:041%
Am0:021%
F#m7b50:010%
D70:010%

Chord progression, in order

D – G – C – D – G – C – D – G – Am – Cmaj7 – D – G – C6 – D – G – C – D – G – C – D – G – Dm – Cmaj7 – D – G – Cmaj7 – D – G – C – D – G – Cmaj7 – D – G – Cmaj7 – D – G – Cmaj7 – D – G – Cmaj7 – D – G – Cmaj7 – D – G – Cmaj7 – D – …