CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Izithembiso, chord by chord.

Chords of: Izithembiso by: Babalwa M, Stixx. (Bmaj7, Abm7, Emaj7, 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 “Izithembiso”

“Izithembiso” by Babalwa M, Stixx is in Db Minor and runs at about 113 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 10 different chords across 150 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bmaj7, Abm7, Emaj7, C#m7.

Abm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 5:16 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bmaj7 → Emaj7 → C#dim → Abmaj7 → Bmaj7 → Emaj7 → C#m7 → Abm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 8 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
Abm71:3329%
Emaj71:0922%
C#m71:0420%
Bmaj71:0119%
B60:206%
B0:021%
Abmaj70:021%
C#70:021%

Chord progression, in order

Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – C#dim – Abmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – C#m7 – Abm7 – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – C#m7 – Abm7 – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – C#m7 – Abm7 – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – C#m7 – Abm7 – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – C#m7 – Abm7 – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – C#m7 – Abm7 – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – C#m7 – Abm7 – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – C#m7 – Abm7 – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – C#m7 – Abm7 – B6 – Emaj7 – C#m7 – Abm7 – Bmaj7 – Emaj7 – C#m7 – Abm7 – …