Chords of: Ancestor - Dereck Mpofu Starring Lorraine Guyo by: Derick Mpofu. (D/E, C, Cmaj7, C6) 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.
“Ancestor - Dereck Mpofu Starring Lorraine Guyo” by Derick Mpofu is in C Major and runs at about 135 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 189 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D/E, C, Cmaj7, C6.
C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 4:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em → Bm7 → Cmaj7 → D7 → Em → Bm7 → Am → Am6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C | 1:01 | 25% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:45 | 19% |
| C6 | 0:32 | 13% |
| G | 0:26 | 11% |
| F | 0:15 | 6% |
| F6 | 0:10 | 4% |
| Em | 0:10 | 4% |
| Am6 | 0:05 | 2% |
Em – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – D7 – Em – Bm7 – Am – Am6 – Cmaj7 – F6 – C6 – G – Cmaj7 – F – C6 – G6 – Cmaj7 – F6 – C6 – G – Cmaj7 – F – Am7 – G – Cmaj7 – F – Cmaj7 – Dm – C6 – G – C – Am – G – Cmaj7 – F6 – C6 – G – Caug – F6 – C – F6 – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Em – C6 – G6 – C – F – …
