Chords of: Ancestors by: Mlindo The Vocalist. (Cm7b5, Fm, Fm7, Bbm7) 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.
“Ancestors” by Mlindo The Vocalist is in F Minor and runs at about 116 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 38 different chords across 139 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cm7b5, Fm, Fm7, Bbm7.
Fm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 3:53 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab6 → Fm7 → Bb → Fm → Bb → Bbm7 → Fm7 → Bbm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in F Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Fm | 0:44 | 19% |
| Fm7 | 0:43 | 18% |
| Bbm7 | 0:25 | 11% |
| Ab | 0:13 | 6% |
| Ab/Bb | 0:10 | 4% |
| Ab6 | 0:10 | 4% |
| Bbm | 0:10 | 4% |
| Cm7 | 0:08 | 3% |
Ab6 – Cm – Eb/F – Fm7 – Bb7 – F/G – Bbm7 – Gm – Ab/Bb – Bb – Eb – Fm – Gm7b5/F – Ab7 – Fm – Eb – Bbm – Cm – Bb – Fm – Bb/F – C7 – Bbm7 – Eb7 – Fm – Gm7 – Fm7 – Abmaj7 – C# – Cm – Ab6 – Bbm – Fm7 – Gm7b5 – Bbm7 – Ab/Bb – Bbm – Fm7 – Gm7b5/F – Ab – C#6 – Ab6 – Eb7 – Fm7 – Bbm – Fm – Cm7b5 – Ab/Bb – …
