Chords of: Mwalimu by: Ng'wana Kang'wa. (Ab, Abmaj7, Ab6, C#maj7) 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.
“Mwalimu” by Ng'wana Kang'wa is in Ab Major and runs at about 191 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 344 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Abmaj7, Ab6, C#maj7.
Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 54% of the 7:39 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abmaj7 → Ab → Abmaj7 → Ab → Abmaj7 → Ab → Abmaj7 → Ab. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use G major shapes — the song stays in Ab Major but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Ab | 4:08 | 54% |
| Eb | 0:48 | 10% |
| C#maj7 | 0:44 | 10% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:40 | 9% |
| C# | 0:23 | 5% |
| C#6 | 0:12 | 3% |
| Eb7 | 0:09 | 2% |
| Ab6 | 0:07 | 1% |
Ab – C#maj7 – Abmaj7 – Ab – Eb – Ab – C#maj7 – Ab – Eb – Ab – C#maj7 – Ab – Eb – Ab – C#maj7 – Ab – Eb – Ab – C#maj7 – Ab – Eb – Ab – Gm7b5/F – Ab – Cm – Eb7 – Ab – Cm – Bbm7 – Ab – Fm7 – Ab – C#6 – Ab – Eb7 – Ab – Eb/Db – C#maj7 – Ab – C#maj7 – Ab – Eb7 – Abmaj7 – C#maj7 – Ab – Eb7 – Ab – C#maj7 – …
