Chords of: Kilimanjaro by: Valas. (Abmaj7, Cm, Cm7, C6) 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.
“Kilimanjaro” by Valas is in C Minor and runs at about 129 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 11 different chords across 21 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Abmaj7, Cm, Cm7, C6.
Cm is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 71% of the 2:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Ab → Cm → Ab → Cm → Cm7 → C6 → Cm → Cm6. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 4 main chords including 3 extended or barre voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 3 and use A minor shapes — the song stays in C Minor but every chord becomes an open chord.
| Chord | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Cm | 2:00 | 71% |
| Cm7 | 0:15 | 9% |
| C6 | 0:10 | 6% |
| F | 0:07 | 4% |
| Cm6 | 0:06 | 4% |
| Ab | 0:05 | 3% |
| Abmaj7 | 0:03 | 2% |
| F6 | 0:01 | 1% |
Ab – F6 – Cm – F6 – Cm – Bm7b5 – Cm – Bm7b5 – Ab – Cm – Cm7 – C6 – Cm – Dm7 – Cm6 – C6 – Cm7 – F – Cm – Dm7b5/C – Abmaj7
