CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Bwagamba, chord by chord.

Chords of: Bwagamba by: Mesach Semakula. (C, Cmaj7, C6, F) 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 “Bwagamba”

“Bwagamba” by Mesach Semakula is in C Major and runs at about 183 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 203 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C, Cmaj7, C6, F.

C is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 47% of the 5:00 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Ab → C → G6 → C → Cmaj7 → Gmaj7 → Cmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
C2:2247%
F0:3512%
Cmaj70:3512%
G0:217%
Fmaj70:155%
F60:145%
G70:124%
Ab0:062%

Chord progression, in order

C – F – C – Bm7b5/A – Ab – C – F – C – G – C – F – G6 – D – C – F – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – F – Cmaj7 – G – C – F6 – F – C – G – C – Dm – Fmaj7 – Dm – C – G – C – F – Bm7b5/A – Cmaj7 – G – C – F6 – C – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – F6 – Caug – F – C – G7 – Em – …