Chords of: Mara Ya Kwanza by: Jay melody. (D, Em, Bm, F#m7) 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.
“Mara Ya Kwanza” by Jay melody is in D Major and runs at about 105 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 148 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, Em, Bm, F#m7.
Em is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 26% of the 2:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bm → A → F#m7 → Em → Bm → Em → Bm → Em. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Em | 0:43 | 26% |
| Bm | 0:27 | 16% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:23 | 14% |
| C | 0:16 | 10% |
| D6 | 0:14 | 9% |
| D | 0:12 | 7% |
| C6 | 0:05 | 3% |
| F#m7b5/E | 0:04 | 3% |
Em – F#m7 – Cmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Bm – A – Bm – Em – Bm – Dmaj7 – F#m7b5/E – Dmaj7 – Em – Bm – C – D – Em7 – D – C – Dmaj7 – Em7 – Dmaj7 – C – Dmaj7 – Em – Bm – F#m7 – Em – Bm – Em – Bm – Em – F#m – F#m7b5/E – Dmaj7 – Em – Dmaj7 – C – Dmaj7 – Em – D6 – C – D6 – Em – D6 – C – D6 – Em – …
