About the chords of “Ons Sal Self”
“Ons Sal Self” by Gerhard Steyn, Ruhan Du Toit, Demi Lee Moore, Steve Hofmeyr, Corlea, Lianie May, Riaan Benade, Monique Steyn, Dewald Wasserfall, Jay, Chris Else, Tasha, Touch of Class, Ivan Roux, Charlize Berg, Liezel Pieters is in E Major and runs at about 94 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 90 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B, E6, E, Bmaj7.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 44% of the 3:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → E/B → B → Bmaj7 → E6 → Bmaj7 → E6 → F#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
Chord frequency
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|
| B | 1:29 | 44% |
| E6 | 0:21 | 10% |
| E | 0:20 | 10% |
| Abm7 | 0:18 | 9% |
| F# | 0:17 | 8% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:16 | 8% |
| Emaj7 | 0:11 | 6% |
| Abm | 0:02 | 1% |
Chord progression, in order
B – E/B – B – Bmaj7 – E6 – Bmaj7 – E6 – F# – E – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – F#/A# – B – E6 – B – F# – E – B – Abm7 – Bmaj7 – C#m – B – E – B6 – F#/C# – B – F#7 – E – F#/E – E – Abm7 – F# – B – Emaj7 – B – Emaj7 – F# – E – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – F#/A# – B – E6 – B – Abm – F# – E – B – …
