Chords of: Ndikutambire by: Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks Unlimited. (Cmaj7, C6, Fmaj7, C) 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.
“Ndikutambire” by Thomas Mapfumo, The Blacks Unlimited is in C Major and runs at about 115 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 291 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Cmaj7, C6, Fmaj7, C.
Am is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 25% of the 7:04 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Am7 → Fmaj7 → Am → C6 → Fmaj7 → C → Fmaj7 → C. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 6 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Am | 1:44 | 25% |
| C | 1:41 | 24% |
| C6 | 1:09 | 16% |
| Fmaj7 | 1:08 | 16% |
| Am7 | 0:49 | 12% |
| F | 0:17 | 4% |
| Cmaj7 | 0:06 | 1% |
| A | 0:02 | 0% |
Cmaj7 – A7/C# – F – A – C – Emaj7 – A – C – F – Am7 – F – Am – C – Cmaj7 – Fmaj7 – Cmaj7 – Am – F – Am – C – Am – C – F – Am – C – Fmaj7 – D7 – C – Fmaj7 – D7 – C – Fmaj7 – Am – C – Am – Fmaj7 – Am – C – Fmaj7 – D – C – Am – C – F – Am – C – Am – C6 – …
