CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Amaphutha, chord by chord.

Chords of: Amaphutha by: Babalwa M, JAZZWRLD, Thukuthela, GL_Ceejay. (C#6, Fm, Cm7, Bbm7) 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 “Amaphutha”

“Amaphutha” by Babalwa M, JAZZWRLD, Thukuthela, GL_Ceejay is in F Minor and runs at about 118 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 183 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#6, Fm, Cm7, Bbm7.

Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 5:28 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm6 → Fm7 → Fm → Bbm6 → Fm → Fm7 → Fm → Bbm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Fm1:4833%
Cm71:1824%
Bbm70:5115%
Ab60:165%
Ab0:165%
Bbm0:165%
Eb0:124%
Fm70:124%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm6 – Fm7 – Fm – Cm7 – Ab6 – Bbm6 – Cm7 – Fm – Cm7 – Fm7 – Fm – Cm7 – Fm – Bbm7 – Fm7 – Fm – Cm7 – Ab6 – Bbm7 – Cm7 – Fm – Cm7 – Ab6 – Bbm7 – Cm7 – Fm – Cm7 – Ab – Bbm – Cm7 – Fm – Fm7 – Cm7 – Ab – Bbm7 – Cm7 – Fm – Cm7 – Ab6 – Bbm7 – Cm7 – Fm – Cm – Ab6 – Bbm7 – Cm7 – Fm – Cm7 – …