Chords of: Nkwateko by: Lydia Jazmine. (Bb, Eb, Eb6, Bb6) 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.
“Nkwateko” by Lydia Jazmine is in Eb Major and runs at about 100 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 18 different chords across 128 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Eb, Eb6, Bb6.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 32% of the 2:43 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Cm → Bb → Ebmaj7 → Bb → Eb6 → Cm → Bb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 0:52 | 32% |
| Ab6 | 0:24 | 15% |
| Bb | 0:18 | 11% |
| Bb6 | 0:17 | 10% |
| Cm | 0:15 | 9% |
| Ab | 0:07 | 4% |
| Eb6 | 0:06 | 4% |
| Cm7 | 0:06 | 4% |
Ab – Eb6 – F/Eb – Cm – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Abmaj7 – Eb – Cm7 – Bbmaj7 – Ab – Cm – Bb – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Bb – Ab6 – Eb6 – Bb6 – Fm – Eb6 – Bb7 – Ab6 – Eb – Cm – Bb – Fm6 – Ab6 – Eb – Bb6 – Eb/F – Ab6 – Eb – Ab6 – Eb – Bb6 – Ab6 – Eb – Ab6 – Cm – Bb6 – Ab6 – Eb – Cm – Bb – C#6 – Eb – …
