Chords of: Mbabvu Yangu by: Oliver Mtukudzi. (C#m, B, E, Abm7) 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.
“Mbabvu Yangu” by Oliver Mtukudzi is in E Major and runs at about 155 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 24 different chords across 239 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are C#m, B, E, Abm7.
C#m is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 31% of the 6:40 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with E → Abm7 → C#m → Abm7 → C#m → E → C#m → Abm7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 6 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — E Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| C#m | 2:04 | 31% |
| B | 1:47 | 27% |
| E | 0:43 | 11% |
| A | 0:32 | 8% |
| F#7 | 0:18 | 5% |
| Abm7 | 0:18 | 5% |
| Abm | 0:08 | 2% |
| F# | 0:07 | 2% |
Eb7 – E – Abm7 – C#m – Abm7 – C#m – E – Abm7 – C#m – Abm7 – C#m – F#m – B – C#m – F#7 – B – B7/D# – C#m – F#/C# – B – C#m – F#6 – F#7 – B – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m – F# – B – C#m – F# – B – C#m – F#6 – C#m7 – B – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m – F#7 – B – C#m – F#/C# – B – C#m – F#6 – B – Ebm7b5/Db – C#m – F#7 – …
