CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Mwana WaMambo, chord by chord.

Chords of: Mwana WaMambo by: Jah Prayzah. (D, Bm7, Bm, Gmaj7) 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 “Mwana WaMambo”

“Mwana WaMambo” by Jah Prayzah is in D Major and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 115 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Bm7, Bm, Gmaj7.

D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 44% of the 5:19 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → Bm → G → D → Bm → Gmaj7 → A → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 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
D2:1944%
Bm70:4815%
Bm0:3611%
Gmaj70:247%
A0:206%
G0:155%
A60:093%
Dmaj70:083%

Chord progression, in order

Bm7b5 – A/B – D – Bm – C#m7b5/B – G – A – A7 – F#m – D – Bm – F#m – Gmaj7 – A – D – G – D – Bm7 – G/B – F#m – Gmaj7 – A – D – C#m7b5 – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – A – D – Bm7 – G – Bm7 – A – D6 – D – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Bm – A6 – Gmaj7 – A – D – Bm – Gmaj7 – A – D – Bm7 – Gmaj7 – Amaj7 – …