CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Kitenge, chord by chord.

Chords of: Kitenge by: Nviiri the Storyteller. (G, Cmaj7, Em7, Gmaj7) 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 “Kitenge”

“Kitenge” by Nviiri the Storyteller is in G Major and runs at about 106 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 17 different chords across 97 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are G, Cmaj7, Em7, Gmaj7.

Cmaj7 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 27% of the 3:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with D6 → G → C → Gmaj7 → Cmaj7 → Gmaj7 → G6 → Em7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — G Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Cmaj70:5227%
G0:3518%
Gmaj70:2413%
Em70:2111%
D60:179%
Am70:095%
C60:074%
Em0:063%

Chord progression, in order

D6 – G – Am – G – C – G – C – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – D – G6 – C – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D6 – G – Cmaj7 – Em7 – D – C6 – Em7 – D6 – Cmaj7 – Em7 – Cmaj7 – D6 – G – Cmaj7 – Em – Am7 – G – Em – D – Gmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Am7 – G – Em – D6 – Cmaj7 – G – Cmaj7 – G – C – G – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – …