Chords of: Manyemwe by: Oliver Mtukudzi. (A6, A, Amaj7, Dmaj7) 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.
“Manyemwe” by Oliver Mtukudzi is in A Major and runs at about 120 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 296 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are A6, A, Amaj7, Dmaj7.
A is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 30% of the 5:06 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with A → A6 → Dmaj7 → A → A6 → Amaj7 → A → A6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 4 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — A Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| A | 1:30 | 30% |
| A6 | 0:58 | 19% |
| F#m | 0:20 | 7% |
| D6 | 0:20 | 7% |
| E | 0:17 | 6% |
| Dmaj7 | 0:16 | 5% |
| D | 0:15 | 5% |
| Amaj7 | 0:12 | 4% |
D – F#m – Em6 – A – D – A6 – E6 – A – E6 – A6 – D – A6 – Emaj7 – Dmaj7 – F#m – A – C#m – Bm7 – A – D6 – F#m – A – E – Dmaj7 – A6 – D6 – F#m – A – E – Dmaj7 – A – D7 – Bm – F#m – A – E – Dmaj7 – A6 – D6 – F#m – A – E6 – A – D6 – F#m – A – E – Dmaj7 – …