CHORD LIBRARY

Play along NGAI MBENE, chord by chord.

Chords of: NGAI MBENE by: Wilberforce Musyoka. (Bb, Bbmaj7, Bb6, Ebmaj7) 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 “NGAI MBENE”

“NGAI MBENE” by Wilberforce Musyoka is in Bb Major and runs at about 116 BPM, giving it an upbeat, driving pulse. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 340 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Bbmaj7, Bb6, Ebmaj7.

Bb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 49% of the 8:10 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Bb6 → Eb → Bb6 → Bb → Bbmaj7 → Bb → Bbmaj7 → Bb. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.

Difficulty: advanced — 6 main chords with 7 extended, altered or slash voicings. Guitar tip: put a capo on fret 1 and use A major shapes — the song stays in Bb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Bb4:0149%
Bbmaj71:0613%
Bb60:408%
F0:286%
Eb0:245%
Ebmaj70:204%
F60:163%
Eb60:153%

Chord progression, in order

Bb6 – Bbmaj7 – Eb – Bb6 – Cm – Bb – F – Bb6 – Eb – Bb – F7 – Bb – Eb – Bb – F6 – Bb – Eb6 – Bb – F – Bb – Eb – Bb – F6 – Bb – Eb6 – Bb – Fmaj7 – Bb – Eb6 – Bb – Cm7 – Bb – F – Bb – Eb6 – Bbmaj7 – Cm6 – Bb – Eb6 – Bb – Eb6 – Bb – F6 – Bb – Eb6 – Bb – Eb6 – Bb – …