About the chords of “Black And White (From “Rhythms of Zamunda” - Music Inspired by the Amazon Original Movie: “Coming 2 America”)”
“Black And White (From “Rhythms of Zamunda” - Music Inspired by the Amazon Original Movie: “Coming 2 America”)” by Nasty C, Ari Lennox is in Db Minor and runs at about 72 BPM, giving it a slow, laid-back feel. Our analysis found 29 different chords across 81 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are E7, F#m7, A6, Bm7.
A6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 24% of the 3:25 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Em7 → F#m7 → D → A6 → E7 → A6 → Emaj7 → Fmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 4 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in Db Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
Chord frequency
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|
| A6 | 0:48 | 24% |
| F#m7 | 0:48 | 23% |
| Bm7 | 0:12 | 6% |
| E7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Gmaj7 | 0:08 | 4% |
| A | 0:08 | 4% |
| Amaj7 | 0:07 | 3% |
| D | 0:07 | 3% |
Chord progression, in order
Em7 – F#m – A7 – F#m7 – Em7 – D – G/A – A6 – E7 – Bbmaj7 – A6 – Emaj7 – Fmaj7 – Amaj7 – A6 – B7 – A6 – F#m7b5/E – E/B – A6 – C#maj7 – F#m7b5/E – Gmaj7 – F#m7 – Em7 – D – A7 – Bm7 – F#m7 – Bm – A – D6 – F#m7b5/E – Dmaj7 – A – F#m7b5 – Emaj7 – F#7 – D – Gmaj7 – E7 – Dm – F#m7 – Am7b5/G – D/A – A6 – Bm7 – A6 – …
