CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Napendwa, chord by chord.

Chords of: Napendwa by: Kusah. (Emaj7, B, F#, Abm7) 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 “Napendwa”

“Napendwa” by Kusah is in B Major and runs at about 179 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 97 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Emaj7, B, F#, Abm7.

B is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:36 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with B → F# → Abm → E → B → F# → Abm7 → E. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
B0:5324%
F#0:3918%
Abm70:3114%
E60:2411%
E0:2411%
Abm0:157%
F#60:125%
Emaj70:094%

Chord progression, in order

B – F# – Abm – E – B – F# – Abm7 – E – B – F# – Abm – E – F#/E – E – B – B6 – F# – Abm7 – E – B – F#6 – Abm7 – E6 – B – F#6 – Abm7 – E6 – B – F# – C#/G# – Abm7 – E6 – B – F# – C#/G# – Abm7 – E6 – B – F# – Abm – Emaj7 – B – F# – F#7 – Abm7 – Emaj7 – E6 – B – …