CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Nampenda, chord by chord.

Chords of: Nampenda by: Meja Kunta. (F, Am, C6, Fmaj7) 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 “Nampenda”

“Nampenda” by Meja Kunta is in F Major and runs at about 142 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 301 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F, Am, C6, Fmaj7.

Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 5:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C6 → Bm7b5/A → Am → C6 → Am → Fmaj7 → F → C6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 1 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E major shapes — the song stays in F Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Am1:0622%
F1:0321%
G0:5618%
C0:279%
C60:279%
Dm70:114%
F60:103%
Fmaj70:103%

Chord progression, in order

G – F – C – F – G – F – C – F – G – F – C – F – G – F – C – F – G – F – C – F – G – F – Am – Bm7b5/A – G – F – Am – Bm7b5/A – G – F – Am – F – G – F – Am – Bm7b5/A – G – F – C – F – A7/C# – F – C – Dm7 – G – C6 – Bm7b5/A – Am – …