Chords of: Nkalakatha by: Saudi. (Gm7, Dm, Dm7, Am7) 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.
“Nkalakatha” by Saudi is in D Minor and runs at about 91 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 28 different chords across 190 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Gm7, Dm, Dm7, Am7.
Dm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 3:42 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm → Bbmaj7 → Am7 → Dm7 → Bbmaj7 → Am7 → Dm → Am7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 7 main chords with 5 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — D Minor sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Dm | 0:49 | 22% |
| Am7 | 0:34 | 15% |
| Dm7 | 0:28 | 13% |
| Bbmaj7 | 0:21 | 9% |
| G | 0:14 | 6% |
| Am | 0:13 | 6% |
| A7 | 0:11 | 5% |
| Gm | 0:08 | 4% |
C – Dm7 – C – Dm – C – Dm – C – Dm – C – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – Dm7 – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – Dm – Am7 – Dm – G7 – A7/C# – Bbmaj7 – Am7 – Dm7 – G7 – Am7 – Bbmaj7 – G – Dm – C – Dm7 – Gm – A7 – Dm – C6 – Dm – Em7b5/D – Am7 – Dm – G7 – Dm – Am – Em7b5/D – Dm – C6 – Bbmaj7 – G – Dm – C – Bbmaj7 – …
