CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Sijalewa, chord by chord.

Chords of: Sijalewa by: Ney Wa Mitego. (Em, Dm, Dm7, D) 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 “Sijalewa”

“Sijalewa” by Ney Wa Mitego is in D Major and runs at about 98 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 88 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em, Dm, Dm7, D.

Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 54% of the 2:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fmaj7 → F6 → Fmaj7 → D → Dm → D → Dm7 → Dm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Dm1:3754%
Dm70:2413%
D0:1911%
A70:074%
Am70:053%
Am0:053%
Fmaj70:042%
Gm0:021%

Chord progression, in order

D – Fmaj7 – D – F6 – D – Fmaj7 – D – Dm – Am7 – Dm – F – E7 – D – Dm7 – E – Dm – Fmaj7 – Em – Dm – Em – Dm – F# – Bb7/D – A7 – Dm7 – Amaj7 – D – F6 – A7 – Dm – A7 – Dm – Gm – Dm – Edim – Dm – Am6 – D – F – Am6 – Dm7 – Am – Dm – Am7 – Dm – Am – Dm – Am7 – …