Chords of: Themba by: Kelly Khumalo. (B6, B, Abm7, C#7) 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.
“Themba” by Kelly Khumalo is in B Major and runs at about 129 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 33 different chords across 130 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B6, B, Abm7, C#7.
B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:39 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → Bmaj7 → B7 → B → E → B/D# → Abm7 → C#. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 2 and use A major shapes — the song stays in B Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| B | 1:00 | 27% |
| Abm7 | 0:23 | 11% |
| C#7 | 0:16 | 7% |
| E6 | 0:15 | 7% |
| Emaj7 | 0:15 | 7% |
| B/D# | 0:11 | 5% |
| F# | 0:09 | 4% |
| E | 0:08 | 4% |
B – Bmaj7 – B7 – E – Em – B – E – B – E – B/D# – Abm7 – C# – E/F# – B – F# – Ebm7 – Emaj7 – E6 – B – Ebm – Abm7b5/Gb – F#/G# – B/D# – Emaj7 – A/B – Em – B – A6 – B – Emaj7 – B/D# – Ebm7 – Abm7 – C#7 – C#m7 – F#6 – F#m7 – B6 – E6 – B – Ebm7 – Abm7 – C#7 – B/F# – Dmaj7 – B – A – B – …
