About the chords of “Shalom (feat. Stella, Nigel Nyangombe, Louca De Neyssen & Pastor Edwin Mushuna)”
“Shalom (feat. Stella, Nigel Nyangombe, Louca De Neyssen & Pastor Edwin Mushuna)” by Stella, Nigel Nyangombe, Louca De Neyssen, Pastor Edwin Mushuna, Minister Michael Mahendere is in C Major and runs at about 145 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 15 different chords across 148 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Em7, G, C, D.
G is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 39% of the 5:58 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G → Gmaj7 → Em7 → C6 → G → C → D6 → G. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 2 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
Chord frequency
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|
| G | 2:19 | 39% |
| Em7 | 0:49 | 14% |
| D | 0:49 | 14% |
| C | 0:49 | 14% |
| Em | 0:26 | 7% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:16 | 4% |
| Bm7 | 0:07 | 2% |
| C6 | 0:06 | 2% |
Chord progression, in order
G – C – Gmaj7 – Em7 – C6 – D – G – C – D6 – G – C – G – C – G – Cmaj7 – D – G – Cmaj7 – Gmaj7 – G – C – G – Em7 – Cmaj7 – G/D – Bm – G – C/G – G – Cmaj7 – D – G – C – D – Em7 – C6 – D – G – C – D6 – G – Cmaj7 – D – G – C – Cmaj7 – D – Em7 – …
