CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Qaphela, chord by chord.

Chords of: Qaphela by: Kelvin Momo, Babalwa M, Stixx. (Cm7, Gm, Gm7, Cm) 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 “Qaphela”

“Qaphela” by Kelvin Momo, Babalwa M, Stixx is in C Minor and runs at about 113 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 13 different chords across 184 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm7, Gm, Gm7, Cm.

Gm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 49% of the 5:35 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Cm → Cm7 → Gm → Gm7 → Gm → Gm7 → Gm → Cm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Gm2:4349%
Gm70:5918%
F0:4915%
F60:268%
Cm70:186%
Cm0:072%
G70:041%
G7/B0:031%

Chord progression, in order

G7/B – Gm – Cm – G7 – Gm – Cm7 – G7/B – Gm – Cm7 – G7 – Gm – C – Eb7/G – G7 – Gm – F – Gm7 – Cm – Gm – F – Gm – Cm – Gm – F – Gm – F – Gm7 – Gm – F – Gm – F – Gm – Dm – Gm7 – F – Gm7 – F6 – Gm – F6 – Gm – F6 – Cm7 – F6 – Gm – F6 – Gm – F6 – Gm – …