Chords of: Mandela by: SBMG. (Fmaj7, F6, D, D7) 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.
“Mandela” by SBMG is in C Major and runs at about 141 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 44 different chords across 193 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fmaj7, F6, D, D7.
F6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 6:03 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Dm7 → Am → Dm → Am → F6 → D7 → F6 → Am. 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 — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| F6 | 1:15 | 21% |
| Am | 0:51 | 14% |
| D | 0:44 | 12% |
| Dm | 0:22 | 6% |
| D7 | 0:19 | 5% |
| Dm7 | 0:17 | 5% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:15 | 4% |
| C#maj7 | 0:14 | 4% |
Am – F6 – Gmaj7 – Am – Dm7 – Am – Dm – G – Dm7 – Bb – Em7 – Am – Dm – G – Am – F6 – G – Am – Dm – G – F6 – Dm – Am – F6 – Am – D7 – Am – F6 – Am – Dm7 – G – Am – D7 – E7/G# – D7 – E7/G# – F6 – Em7 – F6 – E7/G# – F6 – Ebmaj7 – D7 – Ebmaj7 – Dm7 – Ebmaj7 – Am – Dm – …
