Chords of: Bonginkosi by: Cassper Nyovest. (E, C#m7, Amaj7, E6) 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.
“Bonginkosi” by Cassper Nyovest is in E Major and runs at about 155 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 202 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E, C#m7, Amaj7, E6.
Amaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 16% of the 4:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C#m7 → Emaj7 → F#m7 → Emaj7 → E → F#m7 → E → Amaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 10 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Amaj7 | 0:46 | 16% |
| C#m7 | 0:42 | 15% |
| E | 0:40 | 14% |
| E6 | 0:27 | 10% |
| A | 0:23 | 8% |
| F#m7 | 0:20 | 7% |
| Emaj7 | 0:19 | 7% |
| Abm7 | 0:17 | 6% |
Ab – C#m7 – Emaj7 – F#m7 – Emaj7 – A – B6 – C#m7 – F#m7 – Emaj7 – Amaj7 – E/G# – Emaj7 – A – E – Emaj7 – A – B – C#m7 – F#m7 – E – Amaj7 – Abm7 – A6 – E/G# – Amaj7 – C#m7 – F#m7 – E – Amaj7 – Abm7 – F#m – E6 – Abm7 – Amaj7 – C#m7 – F#m7 – E6 – Ab – Ebm7 – A6 – E – A – B – C#m7 – F#m – E6 – A6 – …
