CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Emsakazweni, chord by chord.

Chords of: Emsakazweni by: Nkosazana Daughter. (Abm7, A6, A, B) 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 “Emsakazweni”

“Emsakazweni” by Nkosazana Daughter is in A Major and runs at about 118 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 205 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abm7, A6, A, B.

A6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 6:29 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bbm7b5 → A → C#m → E6 → B → A → A6 → B. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
A61:2221%
A1:1920%
B0:5213%
Amaj70:359%
Bbm7b50:318%
C#m0:246%
Abm70:215%
Emaj70:174%

Chord progression, in order

Bbm7b5 – A – C#m – B – C#m – B – A – E6 – F#7/A# – B – Abm7 – A – B6 – C#m7 – Emaj7 – A – A6 – B – Abm7 – A – A6 – B – F#/C# – B – A – A6 – B – Abm7 – A6 – E/B – F#/C# – B – A6 – B – Abm7 – F#7 – A6 – B – F#/C# – B – A6 – B – E – Abm7 – Amaj7 – A6 – B6 – C#m7 – …