Chords of: Shamba by: Lady Jaydee. (F#m7, D, Em7, D6) 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.
“Shamba” by Lady Jaydee is in D Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 167 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m7, D, Em7, D6.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 33% of the 5:20 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bmaj7 → Bb6 → F#7/A# → Bmaj7 → Cm7b5/Bb → Bmaj7 → F#7/A# → Ebmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 1:45 | 33% |
| Em7 | 0:33 | 10% |
| Bm7 | 0:26 | 8% |
| D6 | 0:26 | 8% |
| F#7/A# | 0:20 | 6% |
| Em | 0:16 | 5% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:15 | 5% |
| A6 | 0:13 | 4% |
Bmaj7 – Em7b5/D – Bmaj7 – Bb6 – F#7/A# – Bmaj7 – Cm7b5/Bb – Ebmaj7 – Bmaj7 – F#7/A# – Ebmaj7 – F#7/A# – Fm7b5/Eb – F#7/A# – Bb6 – D – A – Dmaj7 – G6 – D – D6 – Em7 – D – Em – D – Em7 – D/E – A7 – D – Em – Bm7 – Em7 – D – D6 – Em – D/E – Dmaj7 – A – D – Bm7 – Em7 – D – Em7 – D – Em – D – F#m7 – Em – …
