CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Nakupenda, chord by chord.

Chords of: Nakupenda by: Makhadzi, Diamond Platnumz. (F#m7b5/E, G, G6, 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.

About the chords of “Nakupenda”

“Nakupenda” by Makhadzi, Diamond Platnumz is in G Major and runs at about 123 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 99 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#m7b5/E, G, G6, D6.

D6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 15% of the 2:56 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Am → Em7 → D → G → C → G → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
D60:2615%
G60:2212%
G0:2011%
Em0:1810%
Em70:179%
C60:137%
G/D0:127%
C0:116%

Chord progression, in order

G – Am – Em7 – D – G – C – G – D – G – C6 – G – D – G/D – Am – Em – Am – C – D/E – G – D7 – D6 – Am7 – G – Bm7 – C6 – D/E – G – D6 – Am7 – G – C – D/E – Em – D6 – Am7 – G – C6 – G – D – G6 – D/E – G6 – D6 – Em – C6 – D/E – G6 – D6 – …