Chords of: Abafana Badlala Ngathi by: Limit. (Bb, Bb6, 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.
“Abafana Badlala Ngathi” by Limit is in C Minor and runs at about 130 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 16 different chords across 206 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Bb6, Gm7, Cm.
Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 43% of the 4:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F → Gm7 → Bb6 → Bb → Gm7 → Bb → Gm7 → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Bb | 2:00 | 43% |
| Bb6 | 0:54 | 19% |
| Gm7 | 0:35 | 12% |
| Cm | 0:28 | 10% |
| Eb | 0:18 | 7% |
| F | 0:09 | 3% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:04 | 2% |
| F7 | 0:04 | 1% |
F – Cm – Bb – Gm7 – Bb – F – Bb6 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – F – Bbmaj7 – Bb6 – Eb – Bb – Cm – Bb – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – Cm – Bb – Gm7 – Eb – Bb – Cm – Bb – Am7b5/G – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Bb – F – Bb6 – Eb – Bb – Bb6 – Cm – Bb – Gm7 – F – Eb – Bb – Cm – Bb – Gm7 – F/C – Eb – Bb – Bb6 – …
