CHORD LIBRARY

Play along papaoutai, chord by chord.

Chords of: papaoutai by: YAKARY. (C#m, Amaj7, C#, C#/B) 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 “papaoutai”

“papaoutai” by YAKARY is in Db Minor and runs at about 104 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 29 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, Amaj7, C#, C#/B.

C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 73% of the 2:13 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m → C# → Amaj7 → C#m → Amaj7 → C#m → C#/B → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C#m1:3773%
Amaj70:1713%
C#0:075%
F#m0:032%
C#/B0:022%
C#maj70:011%
F#60:011%
Ebm7b50:011%

Chord progression, in order

C#m – F#6 – C#maj7 – C#m – F#m – C# – Amaj7 – Eb7/G – Amaj7 – C#m – Amaj7 – B7/D# – C# – C#m – F#m – C#/B – Amaj7 – C#m – Ebm7b5 – Cmaj7 – C#m – Fm7b5/Eb – C# – C#m – F#m – C# – Amaj7 – Abm – C#m