CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Mahlasela, chord by chord.

Chords of: Mahlasela by: Benny Mayengani. (B, D/A, E, Bm7) 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 “Mahlasela”

“Mahlasela” by Benny Mayengani is in C Major and runs at about 150 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 14 different chords across 159 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, D/A, E, Bm7.

B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 28% of the 4:41 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → D → Bm → E → Bm7b5 → B → E → D/A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
B1:2028%
D/A1:0222%
E0:5620%
Bm0:3111%
Bm70:218%
E/B0:114%
B70:062%
E70:052%

Chord progression, in order

Bm – E – D – Bm – B – E – Bm7b5 – B – Bm – E – D/A – B – Bm7 – E – D/A – B – Bm – E – D/A – B – E – D/A – B7 – Bm – E – D/A – B – E/B – D/A – B – Em7 – E – D/A – B – E – D/A – B – Bm – E – D/A – B – Bm – E – D/A – B – Bm – E – D/A – …