CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Thank You Mama, chord by chord.

Chords of: Thank You Mama by: Vybz Kartel. (A6, D6, Amaj7, E) 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 “Thank You Mama”

“Thank You Mama” by Vybz Kartel is in C Major and runs at about 108 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 140 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A6, D6, Amaj7, E.

D6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:18 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → A → D6 → A/C# → D6 → Dmaj7 → A6 → Bm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D60:4724%
Amaj70:2915%
E0:2513%
D0:2010%
E60:136%
A60:136%
Bm0:116%
A0:105%

Chord progression, in order

D – A – D – Bm – E – D/E – D6 – A/C# – D6 – A/E – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – A6 – E6 – Bm – Amaj7 – E – F#m7 – D – Bm6 – Amaj7 – E6 – D6 – A – E – D6 – Amaj7 – E6 – Abm7b5 – Amaj7 – E – D6 – Amaj7 – E6 – Bm – Amaj7 – E – D – A – D6 – E – D/E – D6 – F#m – E7 – D6 – A6 – E – …