CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Papa, chord by chord.

Chords of: Papa by: Yade Lauren. (B, Em, C, C6) 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 “Papa”

“Papa” by Yade Lauren is in C Major and runs at about 164 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 59 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, Em, C, C6.

Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 1:59 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → E → C → Em → C6 → Em → Cdim → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Em0:3832%
C0:2017%
C60:1613%
E0:097%
B0:097%
Cdim0:043%
F#7/A#0:043%
Bm70:022%

Chord progression, in order

E – Bm – Em – F#/E – G/D – C – Cdim – E – C – Cm7b5 – Bm7 – E – F#7/A# – C – B – Em – C6 – Bm7 – Em – Em7b5 – Cdim – Cmaj7 – C6 – B – Em – F#7/A# – Gmaj7 – C6 – B7 – Em – F#m7b5/E – C6 – C – Cdim – B – Em – F#m7b5/E – Em7 – Cdim – C – B – Em – Gmaj7 – C – Bm – E – Em – C6 – …