Chords of: Esphambanweni by: Kelly Khumalo. (Am, E, B, Amaj7) 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.
“Esphambanweni” by Kelly Khumalo is in E Major and runs at about 96 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 252 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Am, E, B, Amaj7.
E is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 43% of the 6:23 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Amaj7 → C#m7 → B → E → Amaj7 → C#m7 → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| E | 2:44 | 43% |
| B | 0:40 | 10% |
| E/G# | 0:31 | 8% |
| F#m | 0:21 | 6% |
| Amaj7 | 0:20 | 5% |
| C#m | 0:18 | 5% |
| C#m7 | 0:18 | 5% |
| A | 0:12 | 3% |
E – F#m – E – F#m – Abdim – Amaj7 – E – F#m – E – F#m – E – B – C#m7 – B – E – C#m7 – F#m7 – E – F#m – Abdim – Amaj7 – E/G# – F#m – E/G# – F#m – E – B7/D# – C#m7 – B – E – F#m7 – E – F#m – Abm7b5 – Amaj7 – E/G# – F#m – E/G# – F#m – E – B7/D# – C#m7 – B – E – B/F# – E – F#m – E7/G# – …
