CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Wananchi, chord by chord.

Chords of: Wananchi by: Meja Kunta. (Ebmaj7, Gm7, Cm, Eb6) 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 “Wananchi”

“Wananchi” by Meja Kunta is in C Minor and runs at about 151 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 23 different chords across 91 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ebmaj7, Gm7, Cm, Eb6.

Ebmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 3:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → C → Bbmaj7 → F → Ebmaj7 → Cm → Ebmaj7 → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 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
Ebmaj71:0531%
Gm70:3215%
Cm0:2612%
Bb0:178%
Eb60:147%
Gm0:136%
F70:063%
Dm70:053%

Chord progression, in order

D – C – Bbmaj7 – Cm – F – Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – Cm – Ebmaj7 – D7/F# – Abmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – Cm – Ebmaj7 – F7 – Ebmaj7 – Gm7 – Bb – Gm – Dm – Gm7 – Am7b5/G – Gm7b5 – Bb – G – Am7b5 – Gm7 – F/G – Bb – Gm – Cm – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Eb6 – Gm – Ebmaj7 – Eb6 – Ebmaj7 – F/Eb – Gm7 – F7 – Gm7 – Ebmaj7 – Cm – Bb – Ebmaj7 – Cm – …