CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Nkantin, chord by chord.

Chords of: Nkantin by: MacG. (Cm7, C, Cm, Ebm) 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 “Nkantin”

“Nkantin” by MacG is in C Minor and runs at about 112 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 57 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm7, C, Cm, Ebm.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 46% of the 4:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ebm → C7/E → Cm → C → Cm → C → Cm → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 4 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C2:1646%
Cm1:3031%
Ebm0:186%
Abmaj70:176%
C/G0:093%
C7/E0:083%
Dm7b50:052%
G0:031%

Chord progression, in order

Ebm – C7/E – Cm – C7 – G – Abmaj7 – G7 – Cm – Abmaj7 – G – Cm – G – Abmaj7 – G – Cm – Abmaj7 – C – Cm – C – Cm – C – Abmaj7 – C/G – Abmaj7 – C – G7 – Abmaj7 – C/G – Abmaj7 – Cm – Abmaj7 – Cm – Abmaj7 – Cm – Abmaj7 – Cm – Dm7b5 – C – Gm6 – Ab – C/G – Ab6 – C – Dm7b5 – C – Eb – C – Cm – …