CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Ngiyohlala, chord by chord.

Chords of: Ngiyohlala by: Nontokozo Mkhize. (G, Em, Gmaj7, 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 “Ngiyohlala”

“Ngiyohlala” by Nontokozo Mkhize is in D Major and runs at about 165 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 21 different chords across 90 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Em, Gmaj7, D.

G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 19% of the 2:51 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm7b5 → Em7 → Gmaj7 → G6 → C6 → Em → Dmaj7 → D. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 3 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
G0:3319%
Em0:2917%
Gmaj70:2414%
D0:2313%
Em70:159%
C0:148%
Cmaj70:106%
G60:053%

Chord progression, in order

Abm7b5 – Em7 – D7 – Gmaj7 – G6 – F6 – C6 – Em – E7/G# – Dmaj7 – D – Cmaj7 – Em7 – D – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – D – Cmaj7 – Em7b5/D – D – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – F#m – Em7 – D – Gmaj7 – D – Em – Em7 – Amaj7 – Dmaj7 – G – Bm7 – Cmaj7 – Em7 – Gmaj7 – D – Cmaj7 – Em7 – Gmaj7 – D – Gmaj7 – Em – D – Cmaj7 – G – Gmaj7 – Em – …