Chords of: Why by: Terry Afrika, --. (F#m7b5/E, C, G6, B) 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.
“Why” by Terry Afrika, -- is in E Minor and runs at about 106 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 125 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m7b5/E, C, G6, B.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 3:01 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → Fmaj7 → C → Dm → C → Fmaj7 → C → Am. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 0:59 | 33% |
| G6 | 0:33 | 18% |
| F6 | 0:14 | 8% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:14 | 8% |
| B | 0:09 | 5% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| G | 0:08 | 5% |
| Am | 0:06 | 3% |
E – F#7 – B – E6 – B – E6 – F# – B – Fmaj7 – Am7 – D – C – A7 – Dm – Am – F6 – C – G – C – Dm – C – G6 – Fmaj7 – C – G – C – F6 – C – G6 – Cmaj7 – F – C – Dm7 – C – Fmaj7 – C – G6 – Am – G6 – Am – F6 – C – G – C – Dm – C – G6 – Fmaj7 – …
