Chords of: Pembe by: Chino Kidd. (Ab, Cm7, Cm7b5, D/C) 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.
“Pembe” by Chino Kidd is in C Minor and runs at about 114 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 31 different chords across 134 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Cm7, Cm7b5, D/C.
Cm7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 5:15 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D/C → D → Bmaj7 → Cmaj7 → Abm7 → Abmaj7 → Cm7b5 → Ebmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 9 main chords with 13 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm7 | 1:25 | 27% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:23 | 7% |
| Cm7b5 | 0:22 | 7% |
| Bb7 | 0:18 | 6% |
| D | 0:17 | 6% |
| D/C | 0:17 | 5% |
| Dm7b5/C | 0:17 | 5% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:15 | 5% |
D/C – D – Bmaj7 – Bbm – Cmaj7 – Abm7 – Abmaj7 – Cm7b5 – Ab7/C – Ebmaj7 – Dm7b5/C – Bb – Abmaj7 – Dm7b5/C – Cm7 – Dm7b5/C – C – Bbm – Dm7b5/C – Gm7 – Fm – Eb6 – Abmaj7 – Bb7 – Ab – Cm7 – Dm7b5/C – Bb – Cm7b5 – Bb7 – Cm7 – Gm7 – Eb – Bb7 – Fm – Eb6 – Dm7b5 – Eb6 – Gm – Abmaj7 – Bb7 – Abmaj7 – Bb7 – Eb6 – Dm7b5/C – Cm7 – D – Bmaj7 – …
