Chords of: Sakhulela Empini by: Mthandeni SK. (D, A, A6, D6) 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.
“Sakhulela Empini” by Mthandeni SK is in D Major and runs at about 143 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 50 different chords across 249 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D, A, A6, D6.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 10:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D → A → D → A6 → D → A → D → A. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 5 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 3:12 | 30% |
| D | 2:28 | 23% |
| A6 | 1:32 | 14% |
| D6 | 1:07 | 10% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:38 | 6% |
| Bm7 | 0:25 | 4% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:12 | 2% |
| Dm6 | 0:10 | 1% |
F#m – C – D – C#m7b5/B – D – A – Bm7 – A – Bm7 – A – D – G – A6 – A7 – G/B – A – D – Bm – A – Gmaj7 – D – A – Bm7 – A – G6 – D – A – Bm7 – A – Gmaj7 – D – Bm – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – A6 – Gmaj7 – D – Gmaj7 – Dmaj7 – Bm7 – A6 – Gmaj7 – D – A – Bm7 – A – Gmaj7 – D – …
