A | Dbm | ( x4 ) B Ebm Abm I hear the drums echoin tonight B A Dbm Abm A Dbm She has only whispers of some quiet conversa - tion B Ebm Abm B She's coming in twelve thirthy flight the moolight winds A Dbm7 Abm A Dbm Reflect the stars that guide me toward salva-tion B Ebm Abm I stopped an old man along the way B A Dbm Abm A Dbm Hoping to find some old forgotten words of ancient melo-dies B Eb7 Abm A Dbm He turned to me as if to say hurry boy it's waiting there for you Gbm D A E Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you Gbm D A E There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do Gbm D A E I bless the rains down in Africa Gbm D A Dbm E Gbm A Dbm Gonna take some time to do the things we never had B Ebm Abm The wild dogs cry out in the night B A Dbm Abm A Dbm As they grow restless longing for some solitary compa-ny B Ebm Abm I know that I must do what's right B A Dbm Abm A Dbm Sure as kilimangiaro rises like olimpus above the seranget-ti B Eb7 Abm I seek to cure what's deep inside Abm A Dbm Frightened of this thing that I've become Gbm D A E Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you Gbm D A E There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do Gbm D A E I bless the rains down in Africa Gbm D A Dbm E Gbm A Dbm Gonna take some time to do the things we never had B Ebm Abm B A Dbm Abm A Dbm B Eb7 Abm A Dbm hurry boy it's waiting there for you Gbm D A E Gonna take a lot to drag me away from you Gbm D A E There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do Gbm D A E I bless the rains down in Africa [x4] Gbm D A Dbm E Gbm A Dbm Gonna take some time to do the things we never had This arrangement is its contributor’s own interpretation, shared for private study, education and non-commercial use. The underlying song, lyrics and music remain the property of their copyright owners. To request removal, see Legal & Copyright.
Africa chords by Toto
Suggested strumisland strum
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d
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d
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u
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u
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d
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u
Also works: driving 4/4 d – d – d u d u
How to play Africa on ukulele
To play Africa on ukulele, strum the island strum: d – d u – u d u. It rolls along at a medium pace of around 93 bpm. On this page the song is in E major. The chords ask a bit more of you, so I rate them proficient. Hit the offbeat up-strokes clearly to catch the song's steady bounce.
10 ukulele chords used in "Africa" by Toto: A, B, Dbm, Dbm7, D, Ebm, Eb7, E, Gbm and Abm
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This is NOT the original key. (At least according to the official music video)
You see, I like to play along with TOTO?
Am I the only one that just wanted to learn the chorus…?
Does anyone know the strum pattern for this song?
any replies would be greatly appreciated. 🙂 thanks
+3 is easy if you can’t be bothered with a capo
Great, really accurate, I found going 2 half steps down makes it easier 🙂
use this Dbm fingering instead its much easier
A|–4——-|
E|———-|
C|–1——-|
G|–1——-|
-4
woops to hard cant play oh well wish I could
im going for the weezer cover of this song and -4 sounds close enough
+1 is the easiest
Love this song! its great; thx Ukutabs!
I bless the rains down I Africa
Bit tricky to pull off smoothley
Thanks for this! I played it perfectly <3
Traditional strum pattern to this song would be?
Does anyone know a replacement for the E on the end of the word Africa? It just doesn’t sound right to me
Is there a note you can substitute for E? (Iḿ a beginner and my fingers don’t move like that.)
All I see are the chords.
Where are the tabs???