CHORD LIBRARY

Play along N'kelenta, chord by chord.

Chords of: N'kelenta by: Djelykaba Bintou. (D, Bm, A, G) 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 “N'kelenta”

“N'kelenta” by Djelykaba Bintou is in D Major and runs at about 111 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 109 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Bm, A, G.

D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:11 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A6 → Bm → Gmaj7 → D → A6 → Bm7 → Gmaj7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D0:4724%
Bm0:4122%
A0:2413%
Gmaj70:2011%
G0:1910%
G60:105%
A70:084%
A60:053%

Chord progression, in order

Gmaj7 – A6 – Bm – F#m – Gmaj7 – D – A6 – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – D – A7 – Bm – Gmaj7 – D – A – A7 – Bm – G – F# – Em – D – A – Bm – G – C#m7b5/B – D – A7 – D/A – Bm – Dmaj7 – Gmaj7 – G6 – D – A – D/A – Bm – Gmaj7 – D – A – Em7 – Bm – Gmaj7 – D – A – Bm – G6 – Dmaj7 – A – …