CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Ya Monyati, chord by chord.

Chords of: Ya Monyati by: Abdul Majeed Abdullah. (Ab, Amaj7, C#m, C#m7) 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 “Ya Monyati”

“Ya Monyati” by Abdul Majeed Abdullah is in Db Minor and runs at about 142 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 32 different chords across 102 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Amaj7, C#m, C#m7.

Amaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 41% of the 4:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab7 → C#m → Amaj7 → F#m7 → Adim → Ab6 → C#m → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash 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
Amaj71:4041%
C#m0:3715%
Ab0:219%
Ab70:156%
C#m70:136%
F#m70:094%
A0:094%
Ab60:052%

Chord progression, in order

Ab7 – A/C# – C#m – F#m6 – Amaj7 – F#m7 – Adim – Ab6 – C#m – A – Ab – Ab7 – Amaj7 – Ab6 – Amaj7 – F#m – Amaj7 – Ab – Amaj7 – Ab6 – Ebm7b5 – Emaj7 – Ebm7b5 – Ab7 – C#m – Cm7b5 – C#m – F#m7 – Fm7 – Amaj7 – Ab7 – C#m – F#m7 – Ab7 – Amaj7 – Ebdim – Ab – Amaj7 – C#m7 – Eb/Db – C#m7 – Amaj7 – Ab – Amaj7 – C#m – Am6 – A – Adim – …