CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Alemelako, chord by chord.

Chords of: Alemelako by: Nshuti Mbabazi. (Ab, Eb, C#6, C#) 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 “Alemelako”

“Alemelako” by Nshuti Mbabazi is in Ab Major and runs at about 158 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 11 different chords across 98 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Eb, C#6, C#.

Ab is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 42% of the 4:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → Eb → C# → Eb7 → Ab → Eb → C#maj7 → Eb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 5 main chords with 5 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ab1:4342%
Eb1:2133%
C#60:167%
C#0:146%
Fm70:135%
Eb70:063%
C#maj70:042%
Eb60:031%

Chord progression, in order

Ab – Eb – C# – Eb7 – Ab – Eb – C#maj7 – Eb – Ab – Fm7 – C#6 – Eb – C#6 – Eb – Ab – C#6 – Eb – C#6 – Eb – Ab – C#/G# – Ab – C#maj7 – Eb – C#6 – Eb7 – Ab – Eb – C# – Eb – Ab – Fm7 – Eb – C# – Eb – Ab – Fm7 – Eb – C#6 – Eb – Ab – Fm7 – Eb – C# – Eb – Ab – Fm7 – Eb – …