CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Basuka (Live), chord by chord.

Chords of: Basuka (Live) by: Ayanda Ntanzi. (Abmaj7, Ab, Bbm7, Ab6) 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 “Basuka (Live)”

“Basuka (Live)” by Ayanda Ntanzi is in Ab Major and runs at about 99 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 48 different chords across 207 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abmaj7, Ab, Bbm7, Ab6.

Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 20% of the 7:09 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → Fm7b5/Eb → Abmaj7 → Abm6 → Ebmaj7 → Abm6 → Abmaj7 → Ebm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ab1:2720%
Bbm70:379%
Abmaj70:358%
Eb0:266%
Abm60:246%
Ab60:235%
C#0:205%
C#maj70:164%

Chord progression, in order

F# – Ab – Fm7b5/Eb – Abmaj7 – Aaug – Ab – Eb – Abm6 – Ebmaj7 – Abm6 – Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – Ab/Bb – Fm7b5 – Ebmaj7 – Ab6 – Abmaj7 – E – Ebm – F7/A – Eb – Bbm – Eb – Fm – Eb – Abm6 – Abmaj7 – Ebm – Abm6 – Bb7 – Bbm – Ab – Eb – C# – Eb – Abm6 – Gm – Abm6 – Abm – Am7b5 – Ab – Bbm7 – Eb – Fm – Bbm7 – Ab – Bb7 – Ab – …