Chords of: Umqombothi by: Yvonne Chaka Chaka. (Bb, Eb, Eb6, 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.
“Umqombothi” by Yvonne Chaka Chaka is in Eb Major and runs at about 106 BPM, giving it a relaxed mid-tempo groove. Our analysis found 19 different chords across 210 chord changes; the ones that carry the song are Bb, Eb, Eb6, Ebmaj7.
Eb is the chord you will hold longest — roughly 44% of the 5:50 the chords were tracked for. The song opens with G7 → Am7b5/G → Gm6 → Bbmaj7 → Ebmaj7 → Eb6 → Eb → Ebmaj7. Play the timeline above to hear each change land in real time.
Difficulty: intermediate — 3 main chords including 3 extended or barre 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 | Time held | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Eb | 2:34 | 44% |
| Ab | 1:09 | 20% |
| Bb | 0:55 | 16% |
| Eb6 | 0:13 | 4% |
| Ebmaj7 | 0:13 | 4% |
| Gm6 | 0:11 | 3% |
| Am7b5/G | 0:09 | 3% |
| Bb/F | 0:08 | 2% |
G7 – Am7b5/G – Gm6 – Bbmaj7 – Ebmaj7 – Eb6 – Eb – Abm – Am7 – Ebmaj7 – Eb – Ab – Bb – Fm – Eb – Ab – Bb/F – Eb – Ab – Bb – Fm – Eb – Ab – Bb – Eb – Ab – Bb/F – Eb – Abmaj7 – Bb/F – Eb – Ab – Bb – Eb – Ab – Bb – Eb – Ab – Bb – Fm7 – Eb – Ab – Bb – Eb – Ab – Bb – Eb – Ab – …
