Chords of: Bwana Mungu by: Martha Mwaipaja. (Eb, Ab, Bb, Bb7) 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.
“Bwana Mungu” by Martha Mwaipaja is in Eb Major and runs at about 170 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 188 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Eb, Ab, Bb, Bb7.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 59% of the 6:24 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Eb → Ab → Eb → Ab → Bb → Eb → Ab → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 3 extended or barre 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 | 3:46 | 59% |
| Ab | 0:59 | 15% |
| Bb | 0:51 | 13% |
| Bb7 | 0:11 | 3% |
| Ab6 | 0:07 | 2% |
| Eb6 | 0:04 | 1% |
| Fm | 0:04 | 1% |
| Bb6 | 0:03 | 1% |
Bb – Eb – Ab – Ebmaj7 – Bb7 – Ab – Eb – Eb6 – Eb – Eb6 – Ab – Eb – Bb – Eb – Ab – Fm – Eb – Bb – Fm – Eb – Ab – Eb – Bb6 – Fm – Eb – Eb6 – Ab – Fm – Eb – Bb – Ab/Bb – Eb – Ab – Eb – Bb7 – Fm7 – Eb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Eb – Ab – Eb – Bb – Eb – Bb – Ab – Eb – …
