Chords of: Africa by: Weezer. (Cm, Cm7, Gm7, Ab) 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.
“Africa” by Weezer is in C Minor and runs at about 92 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 165 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm, Cm7, Gm7, Ab.
Cm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 3:54 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm6 → Ab → Cm7 → Ab → Cm7 → Eb6 → Ab → Gm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm7 | 0:46 | 20% |
| Ab | 0:42 | 18% |
| Gm7 | 0:27 | 11% |
| Eb | 0:24 | 10% |
| C# | 0:20 | 8% |
| Fm | 0:18 | 8% |
| Dm7 | 0:10 | 4% |
| Bb | 0:09 | 4% |
Ebm6 – Cm6 – Ab – Gm – Cm7 – Ab – Cm7 – Bb – Dm7 – Gm7 – Bb/F – Eb6 – Gm7 – Ab – Cm7 – Bb – Dm7 – Gm7 – Bb/F – Ab6 – Ebmaj7 – Cm7 – Gm7 – Ab – Cm7 – Bb – Dm7 – Gm7 – Bb/F – Ab/Eb – Cm7 – Gm7 – Ab – Gm – Cm7 – Bb – Dm7 – Gm7 – Ab – Cm7 – Fm7 – C# – Ab – Eb – Fm – C# – Ab – Eb – …
