Chords of: Cikin Daya by: Umar M. Shareef. (Ab, Abm, F#, B) 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.
“Cikin Daya” by Umar M. Shareef is in Ab Minor and runs at about 92 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 27 different chords across 111 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Ab, Abm, F#, B.
Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 22% of the 2:57 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm → C# → F# → B → E → Edim → Eb → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: advanced — 8 main chords with 9 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 4 and use E minor shapes — the song stays in Ab Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Abm | 0:39 | 22% |
| F# | 0:20 | 11% |
| B | 0:19 | 11% |
| C#m | 0:12 | 7% |
| Eb | 0:11 | 6% |
| E | 0:10 | 6% |
| Eb7 | 0:10 | 5% |
| Abm7 | 0:07 | 4% |
Abm – C# – F# – B – E – Edim – Eb – Bmaj7 – Abm – C#7 – F# – B – E6 – F#7 – Eb – Bbm7b5/Ab – Abm7 – Emaj7 – C#m – F# – B – Eb/Bb – Abm7 – C#m – F# – F#6 – B – E – Eb7 – Bmaj7 – Abm7 – C#m – F# – B – E6 – Bbdim – Eb – Abm – C#m – F# – B/C# – E – C#m6 – Eb – Abm – C#m – F# – B – …
