CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Nwalie, chord by chord.

Chords of: Nwalie by: Umu Obiligbo. (F#, B6, Abm, Abm7) 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.

About the chords of “Nwalie”

“Nwalie” by Umu Obiligbo is in Ab Minor and runs at about 161 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 22 different chords across 244 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are F#, B6, Abm, Abm7.

Abm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 29% of the 4:21 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Abm7 → B6 → Abm → B6 → Abm7 → Abm → B6 → Abm. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 8 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 frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Abm1:1729%
F#0:5019%
B60:3614%
Abm70:2911%
F#70:177%
F#60:145%
F#maj70:094%
C#m0:093%

Chord progression, in order

Abm7b5 – F#7 – Abm7 – F# – Abm7 – F#6 – Abm7 – F#7 – Abm7 – Ebm7 – B6 – F#7 – Abm – F# – Abm – F#6 – Abm6 – F#6 – Abm7 – F# – C#m – Abm – F# – Abm – F# – C#m – Abm – F# – Abm – F#6 – B6 – F# – Abm – F# – Abm – F# – Abm – F# – Abm – F# – Abm – F# – Abm – F# – Abm – F# – B6 – F# – …