CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Nyakasikana, chord by chord.

Chords of: Nyakasikana by: Julian King, Phatso. (Cm7, Eb, Eb6, Abmaj7) 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 “Nyakasikana”

“Nyakasikana” by Julian King, Phatso is in Eb Major and runs at about 87 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 127 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm7, Eb, Eb6, Abmaj7.

Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 23% of the 2:27 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Cm → Eb → Abmaj7 → Cm7 → Abmaj7 → Ab6 → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Eb0:3323%
Cm70:2718%
Bb0:1611%
Abmaj70:1510%
Eb60:128%
Ab60:096%
Ab0:085%
Cm0:064%

Chord progression, in order

Eb – F – Eb – Ab – Bb – Cm – Bb/Ab – Abmaj7 – F – Eb – F – Abmaj7 – Eb – Ab6 – Cm – Bb – Cm7 – Abmaj7 – Fm – Eb – Fm7 – Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – F7 – Bb – Ebm – Ab6 – Gm – F6 – Cm7 – Ab6 – Eb – Bb – Cm7 – Eb – Bb – Cm – Ab – Eb – F7 – Bb – Cm7 – Fm6 – Ab – Eb – Bb – …