About the chords of “ZARI akimbia mauaji afrika kusini,amfuata DIAMOND marekani,kumechafuka afrika kusini,inasikitisha.”
“ZARI akimbia mauaji afrika kusini,amfuata DIAMOND marekani,kumechafuka afrika kusini,inasikitisha.” by Middle simba is in G Minor and runs at about 136 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 66 different chords across 269 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A, Bb6, Bbmaj7, Gm.
Bb6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 17% of the 11:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am7b5 → C#6 → Am7b5 → C#maj7 → Bb → Ebmaj7 → Bbmaj7 → Bb6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in G Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
Chord frequency
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|
| Bb6 | 1:53 | 17% |
| Bbmaj7 | 1:45 | 16% |
| Gm | 0:53 | 8% |
| Bmaj7 | 0:48 | 7% |
| Dm7 | 0:31 | 5% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:25 | 4% |
| Bb | 0:24 | 4% |
| D | 0:22 | 3% |
Chord progression, in order
Am7b5 – C#6 – Am7b5 – C#maj7 – A – Bb – G7 – C#maj7 – C7 – Cm – B – Bb – Cm6 – C#maj7 – B7 – C#maj7 – Ebmaj7 – A – Ebmaj7 – Bbmaj7 – C#maj7 – Bb6 – Bbmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Bmaj7 – Em7b5/D – Bmaj7 – F6 – Bb6 – Cm7b5 – Bbmaj7 – Bb6 – B7 – Bbmaj7 – Gm – Cm7 – Bm – Bb – Dm – F#m6 – Bb6 – Bmaj7 – Dm7 – Bmaj7 – Cm7b5 – Bb6 – Bbmaj7 – D – …
