Chords of: Mpenzi Wa Zamani by: Musa Jakadalla. (D7, D, Cm, Bm7) 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.
“Mpenzi Wa Zamani” by Musa Jakadalla is in C Major and runs at about 113 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 30 different chords across 472 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are D7, D, Cm, Bm7.
D is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 42% of the 9:08 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with C → Cm → C → Cm → Cdim → D → D6 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| D | 3:50 | 42% |
| A | 0:51 | 9% |
| Em | 0:45 | 8% |
| G6 | 0:40 | 7% |
| A7 | 0:33 | 6% |
| D6 | 0:23 | 4% |
| G | 0:22 | 4% |
| Bm7 | 0:21 | 4% |
C – Cm – G – Cm – G – Cm – G – C – F – Cm – C – Cdim – Cm – Cdim – Cmaj7 – D/E – G – D – A – D – Em7 – Bm7 – A – D – G6 – D – A7 – D – Em – D – Em – D – A7 – D – Em – D – A – D – G6 – D – A7 – D – Em – D – A6 – D – Em – D6 – …
