CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Zambololo, chord by chord.

Chords of: Zambololo by: Umu Obiligbo. (Ab, Bbm, Bbm7, Ab6) 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 “Zambololo”

“Zambololo” by Umu Obiligbo is in Ab Major and runs at about 93 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 197 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Bbm, Bbm7, Ab6.

Bbm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 36% of the 3:52 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab6 → Bbm → Ab6 → Bbm7 → Bbm → Bbm7 → Bbm → Bbm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bbm1:2436%
Ab60:5926%
Ab0:3816%
Bbm70:2210%
Fm0:052%
F#60:052%
Cm7b5/Bb0:042%
Eb0:031%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm – Ab6 – Bbm7 – Ab6 – Bbm7 – Ab6 – Bbm – Ab6 – Ebm7 – Abmaj7 – Bbm – F#6 – Ab6 – Bbm – Ab6 – Bbm – Ab – Bbm – Ab – Bbm – Ab6 – Bbm – Fm – Bbm – Ab6 – Bbm – Eb7/G – Ab6 – Bbm – Ab6 – F#maj7 – F#6 – Ab6 – Bbm7 – Ab – Bbm7 – Eb – Bbm – Ab – Bbm7 – Cm7b5/Bb – Ab – Bbm – F# – Ab – Bbm7 – Cm7b5/Bb – Ab – …