Chords of: Sema Kweli by: Jennifer Mgendi. (F, F6, Bb6, Fmaj7) 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.
“Sema Kweli” by Jennifer Mgendi is in F Major and runs at about 102 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 439 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, F6, Bb6, Fmaj7.
F is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 10:45 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Fmaj7 → F → Bb6 → F → Bb6 → F6 → F. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre 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 | 4:17 | 40% |
| Bb | 1:35 | 15% |
| Bb6 | 1:26 | 13% |
| C | 1:24 | 13% |
| F6 | 0:38 | 6% |
| C/G | 0:22 | 3% |
| Fmaj7 | 0:22 | 3% |
| C6 | 0:14 | 2% |
F – Bb – Am – F – Bb – C – F – Bb – Am7 – F – Bb – C – Bbmaj7 – F – Bb6 – C – Gm7 – F – Bb6 – C – F – Bb – C – F – Bb – Dm7 – C7 – Fmaj7 – Bb6 – C – Gm – F – Bb6 – C – F – Bb6 – C – F – Bb6 – C – F – Bb6 – C/G – F – Bbmaj7 – Bb6 – C – F – …
