Chords of: Somlandela by: Janet Manyowa. (Gmaj7, F, Dm7, Bb) 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.
“Somlandela” by Janet Manyowa is in F Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 34 different chords across 272 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gmaj7, F, Dm7, Bb.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 6:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D7 → Dm7 → F → Bbmaj7 → Gm7 → Bb → Gm7 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F | 1:48 | 26% |
| Dm7 | 0:59 | 14% |
| Bb | 0:46 | 11% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:35 | 8% |
| C | 0:28 | 7% |
| Bb6 | 0:17 | 4% |
| C6 | 0:17 | 4% |
| Dm | 0:16 | 4% |
D7 – Dm7 – Bb – F – C – Dm7 – Bb – F – C6 – Dm – Bb6 – F – C – Dm7 – Am – Bb – F – C – Bbmaj7 – Gm7 – Dm7 – Bb – F – C – Bb – Gm7 – C – F/A – Gm7 – Dm – C6 – Gm7 – Dm7 – C – Bb – Dm7 – C7 – Bb – A – C/G – F – Bb – A – Dm7 – Bb – C6 – Dm – Bb – …
