CHORD LIBRARY

Play along Kesho, chord by chord.

Chords of: Kesho by: Willy Paul. (Fm, Ab6, Eb, Bbm7) 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 “Kesho”

“Kesho” by Willy Paul is in Eb Major and runs at about 195 BPM, giving it a fast, energetic pace. Our analysis found 20 different chords across 172 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Fm, Ab6, Eb, Bbm7.

Ab6 is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 21% of the 3:46 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with Fm → Bbm7 → Fm → Bbm7 → C#6 → Fm → Ab6 → Fm7. 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 1 and use D major shapes — the song stays in Eb Major but every chord becomes an open chord.

Chord frequency

ChordTime heldShare
Ab60:4721%
Fm0:3114%
Eb0:3013%
C#0:2511%
Eb60:198%
Fm70:177%
Abmaj70:125%
C#60:105%

Chord progression, in order

C# – Ab – Fm – Eb – C# – Fm – Eb – C#6 – Ab6 – Bb7 – Abmaj7 – Bbm7 – Fm – Eb – C# – Fm – Eb – C# – Abmaj7 – Bb7 – Fm7 – Eb – Bbm7 – Abmaj7 – Bb7 – Fm7 – Eb – C#6 – Fm – Eb – C#6 – Fm – Eb – C# – Fm – Abmaj7 – Fm7 – Eb – Fm7 – C# – Ab6 – Eb – C#maj7 – Fm7 – Eb – C# – Ab6 – Eb – …