CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Khaya Lami, chord by chord.

Chords of: Khaya Lami by: Big Zulu, Sjava, Inkabi Zezwe. (B, E, A6, Amaj7) 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 “Khaya Lami”

“Khaya Lami” by Big Zulu, Sjava, Inkabi Zezwe is in E Major and runs at about 165 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 112 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, E, A6, Amaj7.

E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 47% of the 4:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → B → E → F#7 → E → E6 → A6 → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
E1:5647%
B0:5221%
A60:229%
Amaj70:198%
A0:177%
E60:052%
E/F#0:052%
C#m0:031%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm7 – A – B – C#7/E# – E – F# – B6 – F#7 – E – B – E – E6 – A6 – C#m – B – E – A6 – Amaj7 – B – E – E6 – A6 – B – E – A6 – C#m7 – B – E – A – B – E – Amaj7 – B – E – E/F# – Amaj7 – B – E – B – Abm – A6 – B – E – B6 – A6 – Amaj7 – B – E – …