CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Umenibamba (Live), chord by chord.

Chords of: Umenibamba (Live) by: Neema Gospel Choir. (Abm, Abm7, Ebm7, C#m7) 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.

About the chords of “Umenibamba (Live)”

“Umenibamba (Live)” by Neema Gospel Choir is in Ab Minor and runs at about 96 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 36 different chords across 492 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm, Abm7, Ebm7, C#m7.

Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 12:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → C#m7 → Abm7 → C#m7 → Ebm7 → C#m7 → Abm7 → E6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Abm3:4029%
Ebm73:0023%
Abm72:3420%
C#m71:058%
C#0:486%
C#m0:253%
C#m60:111%
E60:091%

Chord progression, in order

Abm – C#m7 – Abm – Ebm7 – Abm – Eb7/G – C#m – F#7 – Bbm6 – Abm – C#7 – Abm7 – Ebm7 – Abm – Bbm7 – B – F#m – E – C#m7 – Ebm – Gmaj7 – Abm7 – Ebm7 – C#m7 – Abm – Ebm7 – C#m7 – Abm7 – Ebm7 – C#m7 – Abm – Ebm7 – C#m – Emaj7 – F#m – Abmaj7 – Abm7 – Ebm7 – C#m7 – Abm – Ebm7 – C#m7 – Abm7 – Ebm7 – E6 – Abm7 – Ebm7 – F#7 – …