About the chords of “Khuphuka”

“Khuphuka” by Tony Dayimane is in C Major and runs at about 121 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 26 different chords across 78 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are B6, Gm, Cm, D7.

Gm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 3:07 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Gm → Cm → D7 → Gm → Cm6 → Dm7 → Gm7 → Cm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 8 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitarists can play it as written — C Major sits in open-chord territory, no capo needed.

Chord frequency

Chord progression, in order

Gm – Cm – D7 – Gm – Cm6 – Dm7 – Gm7 – Eb7/G – Gm7 – Cm – Dm7 – Eb/G – Gm – Eb/G – Cm – Dm7 – Gm7 – G6 – Gm – Cm6 – G/A – D7 – Gm – Cm6 – G7 – D7 – Gm – Gm7 – F7 – Caug – D7 – Gm6 – Cm7 – Cdim – G/A – Dm7 – Gmaj7 – Gm7 – Cdim – A/E – Bb/D – Gmaj7 – Cm – Gm – Gmaj7 – Gm – Cm – D – …

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