Chords of: Abafana Aba Hot by: Touchline. (Ebm, Bmaj7, B, Abm) 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.
“Abafana Aba Hot” by Touchline is in Eb Minor and runs at about 106 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 127 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebm, Bmaj7, B, Abm.
Ebm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 35% of the 3:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → Fm7b5/Eb → Bmaj7 → Ebm7 → Bmaj7 → Ebm → B → Ebm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D minor shapes — the song stays in Eb Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ebm | 1:21 | 35% |
| Bmaj7 | 1:05 | 28% |
| B | 0:15 | 6% |
| Abm | 0:13 | 5% |
| Eb | 0:11 | 5% |
| Bbm | 0:08 | 3% |
| Ebm7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| Bbm7 | 0:05 | 2% |
Abm – Fm7b5/Eb – F# – Abm7 – Cm7b5/Bb – Bm – Bbm – Amaj7 – Bmaj7 – Bbm – Ebm7 – Bmaj7 – Bbm – Amaj7 – Bmaj7 – Bbm – Ebm7b5 – Ebm – B – Ebm – C#6 – Bmaj7 – Ebm – F#6 – Bmaj7 – Ebm – C#aug – Bmaj7 – Eb – Ab – Bmaj7 – Abaug – Ebm – Bmaj7 – Bbm – Abm7 – Ebm – Bmaj7 – Abm – Ebm – B7 – Abm6 – Ebmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Bm6 – Ebm – C#6 – B – …
