About the chords of “Rieng Genje (feat. Boondocks, Kristoff, Ochungulo, KanSoul, Kartelo & DJ Snake)”
“Rieng Genje (feat. Boondocks, Kristoff, Ochungulo, KanSoul, Kartelo & DJ Snake)” by Boondocks, Kristoff, Ochungulo, KanSoul, Kartelo, DJ Snake, Spider Clan is in C Minor and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 63 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fmaj7, Gmaj7, Bbmaj7, Abmaj7.
Gmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 2:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gmaj7 → Abmaj7 → A → Bmaj7 → Bbmaj7 → Dm6 → A → Bbmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
Chord frequency
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|
| Gmaj7 | 0:48 | 27% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:36 | 20% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:18 | 10% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:12 | 7% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| C#maj7 | 0:09 | 5% |
| Bb | 0:05 | 3% |
| G7 | 0:05 | 3% |
Chord progression, in order
F6 – Gmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – A – Bmaj7 – Dm6 – Fm – Bbmaj7 – A – Dm6 – Fmaj7 – Bb7/D – Bmaj7 – A – Bbmaj7 – C7 – Dm7 – C#maj7 – Cmaj7 – C#maj7 – D – C#maj7 – Baug – C#maj7 – Baug – C#6 – Fm7b5 – Gmaj7 – Gm7b5/F – Gmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Em7b5/D – B – Bbmaj7 – G7/B – Bb6 – A7 – G7 – Bmaj7 – Bb – F# – G7 – F#maj7 – …
