Chords of: Baba (Live) by: Sonnie Badu. (E, A, D, D6) 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.
“Baba (Live)” by Sonnie Badu is in D Major and runs at about 95 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 39 different chords across 254 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, A, D, D6.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 9:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb6 → Bm7 → Dm → Bbmaj7 → B7 → Bm7b5 → C#m7b5/B → Dmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: beginner-friendly — only 3 chords, all of them common open shapes. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 4:00 | 40% |
| E | 1:49 | 18% |
| D | 1:35 | 16% |
| D6 | 0:22 | 4% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:16 | 3% |
| A6 | 0:15 | 2% |
| E6 | 0:11 | 2% |
| Amaj7 | 0:10 | 2% |
Bb6 – Bbm – Bm7 – F#maj7 – Bm – Dm – F# – Bmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – Bbm7b5 – B7 – Gm – F#/G# – Bmaj7 – Bm7b5 – C#m7b5/B – Bm7 – F#aug – F#maj7 – E/F# – Bbmaj7 – Dmaj7 – E/D – D/A – A6 – E/B – A6 – E7/G# – C#m – E6 – A – D – A – E7 – E6 – A/E – Dm – A – D – Dmaj7 – D6 – A – E7 – A – Em – A – D – Dmaj7 – …
