CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Nakei Naïrobi, chord by chord.

Chords of: Nakei Naïrobi by: M'bilia Bel. (D, G, D7, Gmaj7) 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 “Nakei Naïrobi”

“Nakei Naïrobi” by M'bilia Bel is in D Major and runs at about 145 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 377 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, G, D7, Gmaj7.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 38% of the 8:39 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → C → G → D6 → G → C → Gmaj7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G3:1938%
D71:3719%
Cmaj71:0012%
D0:5010%
C0:336%
Gmaj70:255%
D60:204%
G60:092%

Chord progression, in order

F#m7b5/E – Bm7b5/A – Cmaj7 – G – C – Dm7 – G – D6 – C – D7 – G – Bm7 – C – Dm – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – D – C6 – G – D7 – G – D – C – D6 – G – D – C – D7 – G – D6 – C – G6 – G – D6 – C – G – D6 – C – D7 – G – D – Cmaj7 – D – G – D6 – C – G – D – …