Chords of: Imela by: Mercy Chinwo. (C#, F#maj7, F#, Ab) 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.
“Imela” by Mercy Chinwo is in Db Major and runs at about 166 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 25 different chords across 120 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#, F#maj7, F#, Ab.
C# is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 40% of the 4:12 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with F# → C# → Abmaj7 → Abm6 → F#maj7 → C# → Bbm7 → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use C major shapes — the song stays in Db Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C# | 1:41 | 40% |
| F#maj7 | 0:27 | 11% |
| Ab | 0:27 | 11% |
| F# | 0:26 | 10% |
| Ab7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Ebm7 | 0:13 | 5% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:08 | 3% |
| C#6 | 0:06 | 2% |
F# – C# – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – Ab – Ebm – C# – Abm6 – C# – F#maj7 – C# – Bbm7 – Ab – C# – F# – C# – Ab – Ab7 – C# – F# – Ebm – F#maj7 – C# – Bbm – Ab – Ebm – Ab7 – C# – F#maj7 – Ab7 – F# – F#m – C# – Ebm7 – C# – Fm – Ab – C# – B – Abm – C#6 – F#maj7 – Ebm7 – C# – Ebm7 – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – F#/G# – …
